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BYLINE: Telford Vice

and Neil Manthorp

ONE of the secrets of Dale Steyn's success in the first Test against New Zealand was revealed in a seemingly routine comment he made after the second day's play at the Wanderers.

"Every time (South Africa captain) Graeme (Smith) threw the ball to me and asked me to get a wicket, I was able to do so," he said after having taken a career-best 5/34 to wreck the Black Caps' first innings of 118. "It was good to know he had faith in me."

The Titans paceman took another five wickets in the second innings to finish with match figures of 10/93, his first 10-wicket haul in Test cricket. The Proteas surged to victory by 358 runs …