"I look at it differently. You can't just build a team overnight," said Smith, who did not play in the one-dayers but will captain the Test side.
Tommy Haas and Alexander Waske rallied the Germans to a 2-1 win over favourites Argentina.
Australia will play host to a Twenty20 international game against the Rest of the World squad during the Super Series down under
The world number two remains hopeful he will play at the French Open despite fracturing a rib in a fall this month.\n
They beat the United States 4-1 in the Sudirman Cup.
An elated VVS Laxman is confident of making it to the final XI of the World team.
The Australian hasn't yet recovered from the toe injury.
The top seed was dumped out of the Barcelona Open by Argentine Jose Acasuso in straight sets.
India beat Slovenia in the league phase in both the men's and women's section in the World Team Table Tennis Championship.
The draw gave the Rest of the World victory over Armenia in the Tigran Petrosian chess match.\n\n
The Rest of the World maintained a four-point lead over the Armenians with a 3-3 draw in the fourth match of the Tigran Petrosian event.
The Australian appears to have rediscovered the self-confidence and enjoyment of the game that drove him to the top of the world rankings in 2001 aged just 20
The Indian women blanked Austria 3-0 in their final league encounter at the World Team Table Tennis Championship.
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