Steyn and Australian rival Brett Lee will engage in their own pace showdown in the captivating battle that will set the tone for the grudge heavyweight cricket series. Both men can send the speed gun soaring past the 150km/h mark and newcomer Steyn, who has taken an astonishing 60 Test wickets at 19.41 in 2008, has promised to leave nothing on the tarmac. Like the man he has been likened to, South African pace legend Allan White Lightning Donald, Steyn is an aggressive character who will fight fire with fire. Theyre the worlds best team; theyre the Aussies, so I suppose you are bound to pick a fight with them sooner or later, Steyn has declared in a South African cricket magazine. There are a lot of mind games that go on out there. Ive got to ensure my mouth stays in check, or that when I chirp its for the right reasons. Mental as anything: How shrink has steeled Proteas England downed: Sachin shines in epic Test chase Lee and Steyn are polar opposites in their upbringings and lifestyles, with Lee being the trendy city slicker and Steyn raised in the obscure mining town of Phalaborwa, in the footprint of the Kruger National Park in north-east South Africa. But they have got on well in their few encounters, with Steyn greeting Lee with a warm South African howzit? when the two had a private meeting in a room at the WACA yesterday. Pace icon Dennis Lillee yesterday tipped Steyn to seriously trouble the Australians on a blood-and-thunder WACA pitch. All goes well for a bit of chin music, Lillee said.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 06:41:17 +0000