Warner has caused South Africa a lot of problems in the past

South Africa speed demon Dale Steyn has acknowledged the amount of damage Australia openers David Warner and Ed Cowan are capable of inflicting upon the national team throughout the three-Test series.

Steyn still remembers how Warner hammered the South African bowling attack all over the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for his quick-fire 89.

The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Steyn as saying: “I’ve tried to put that out of my memory. He hits the ball hard, doesn’t he? He came out of the blocks blazing that day. I’ve played a couple of Twenty20 games against him since, and he still hits the ball hard, and now he’s playing in a Test match, he’s just come out to torment me more. He’s a good player. Not anybody can go out there and do what he does. Obviously playing here in Australia, he’d be even more psyched about that. We’ll have our hands full, that’s for sure.”

However, Steyn believes that he can unsettle both Warner and Cowan by playing some mind games with them and using sledging tactics as well.

“I just hope that (Warner) gets himself out more through his head. I can probably bowl a couple more bad balls if that’s the case,” Steyn added.