Steyn has skipper in sights

31 October 2016 - 09:31 By TELFORD VICE in Perth

We all get the picture Steyn was trying to paint but, in case we didn't, he used his metaphorical brush to slap on another layer. "If you can cut off the head of the snake the rest of the body tends to fall," said Dale Steyn as he swanned about the banks of the Swan River in Perth yesterday, posing selflessly for selfies, signing autographs automatically and earning probably the biggest roar of all when the Australian and South African teams were introduced to the crowd at the launch of the three-Test series.But, nice guy or not, he is still Dale Steyn."I want to make life difficult for everyone," he said ahead of the first Test, which starts at the Western Australian Cricket Association ground in Perth on Thursday.But, over and above that, he emphasised the importance of making life especially difficult for the Australian captain - in this case Steven Smith."I think the captain is the main guy," Steyn said."We've done that in the past. We've tried to attack the captain because he is the leader."It causes some chaos there and sometimes that can affect the rest of the guys."We all get the picture Steyn was trying to paint but, in case we didn't, he used his metaphorical brush to slap on another layer."[The captain] leads the ship so when you pull the plug on it and he's holding it, you can sink that ship."It's not always easy but there's a way to sink it." - TMG Digital/TMG Sport ..

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