Aus in SL: Aussie skipper Smith to miss remainders of SL tour

Australia has decided to rest skipper Steven Smith ahead of their tour of South Africa which begins on September 27.

Smith will miss the remainder of the tour of Sri Lanka, which includes three ODIs and two T20Is, and will be replaced by opener David Warner.

Cricket Australia quoted Smith on its Twitter account that he "hate missing cricket, but in the long run it will do me a world of good," 

"The schedule is very busy. I still want to take on the role in all three formats and do it to the best of my ability."

"There is the South Africa series next, and a big summer with six Test matches and a few one-dayers against New Zealand in between, before we go to India. So it was talked about - to try and give me a little break at some point. We had a few discussions - myself, Darren Lehmann and Rod Marsh, who also consulted with the other selectors. It took a bit of convincing to get me over the line," Smith told reporters at the post-match press conference of the second ODI in Colombo, which Sri Lanka won by 82 runs to level the five-match series 1-1.