DALE Steyn has missed SA’s last dozen one-day internationals (ODIs) and he joked in August that he "can’t even make the one-day team at the moment".But on the eve of Friday’s first ODI between SA and Australia at Centurion ‚ the stalwart flamethrower hogged more than his fair share of the pre-match spotlight."Dale’s personality sometimes is a bit cranky‚" SA captain Faf du Plessis said on Thursday. "That’s why you see that fire when he gets a wicket and that’s why we love him like that."After months out with groin and shoulder injuries Steyn emerged triumphant in the Test series against New Zealand in August‚ taking 10 wickets at 10.20, includ ing a haul of 8/99 at Centurion.That silenced observers who had wondered if‚ at 33 and with his body apparently failing him‚ Steyn’s storied career was over."I think he felt like that from the Test series when he came back‚ felt like he needed to prove a point‚" Du Plessis said. "If you don’t produce the goods regularly people are going to ask...
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