South African fast bowler Dale Steyn was targeting a return to Test cricket in the third match of the series against Australia at Newlands, he said on Tuesday. The 34-year-old, plagued by injury over the past two years, is three wickets away from becoming SA’s leading Test wicket-taker. "I’m looking at trying to get into the third Test, get back with the boys. It’s been a long time — shoulder, foot, all that kind of stuff," Steyn said. "Watching the cricket and seeing some of the things that are happening on the field, I just want to get out there." Steyn made a comeback after 13 months out due to shoulder problems when he opened the bowling in January’s first Test victory over India at Newlands, only to hurt his heel. "I’ve had a bit of an unlucky one with my foot. It seems like every injury I get is really bad. I’m probably another two or three weeks away," Steyn said. "I have to play one or two warm-up games. So hopefully everything goes according to plan, and by the end of next ...
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