SA skipper Smith joins Surrey as captain

South Africa cricket captain Graeme Smith has joined Surrey as their new skipper in a move that will prompt fresh speculation about his international future, the English county announced on Thursday. Smith, currently leading the Proteas on their tour of Australia, will join Oval-based Surrey after the conclusion of South Africa’s home series against Pakistan in March, in time for the start of 2013 English domestic season. The 31-year-old opener stood down as South Africa’s one-day captain after last year’s World Cup and no longer plays Twenty20. But he insisted that he still wanted to continue representing his country, despite signing a three-year deal with Surrey.