Chloe Saltau

Chloe Saltau

Chloe Saltau is the chief cricket writer at The Age, regularly covering international cricket and providing news, comment and analysis on international cricket. She joined The Age as a trainee in 1998 and spent several years writing for general news (chiefly as a social policy reporter covering welfare and family issues) before moving to sport.

Cricket

Younger Marsh learns his lessons, looks forward

Mitchell Marsh.

Chloe Saltau But Mitchell Marsh still feels his lapses of the past year were blown out of proportion.

Cricket

Place in BBL as expansion team may be the big hope

Mike McKenna.

Chloe Saltau Renegades could not be moved to Geelong for fear of devaluing new media rights deal.

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Renegades on outer over costs

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Chloe Saltau Cricket Victoria has declared it will no longer foot the bill for the financially embattled Melbourne Renegades.

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Paceman Harris sure he'll be ready for Ashes tour

Ryan Harris.

Chloe Saltau Ryan Harris receives encouraging results from a scan of his heel.

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Faulkner to cap breakthrough year and bring venom to XI

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Chloe Saltau Ashes tourist James Faulkner believes he is capable of holding down the No.7 spot against England, and won't be a shrinking violet if he gets the chance.

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Rogers recovers from near cull to get call-up

Chris Rogers.

Chloe Saltau Victorian coach Greg Shipperd has admitted the pressure to produce new Australian players almost prompted the state to cut Chris Rogers from its contract list last year.

Cricket

MacGill, Mallett to spin Australia in a new direction

Stuart MacGill.

Chloe Saltau Stuart MacGill was bamboozled by so many coaches during his career that he has become one. Ashley Mallett was so critical of Cricket Australia's spin program that he has been invited to join it.

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MacGill, Mallett put fresh spin on CA coaching ranks

Stuart MacGill

Chloe Saltau Stuart MacGill was bamboozled by so many coaches during his career that he has become one. Ashley Mallett was so critical of Cricket Australia's spin program that he has been invited to join it.

It's time to get baggy green out of storage

Rogers

Chloe Saltau Chris Rogers remembers almost nothing of his only Test, except that he ripped his baggy green cap because it was so tight it was giving him a headache.

Cricket

Ready-made Rogers is more than capable for Ashes' heat

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Chloe Saltau Chris Rogers and James Faulkner, the old and the new, bring to Australia's unfancied Ashes squad qualities that have been in desperately short supply in recent national teams.

Cricket

Lyon relishes chance to work with MacGill

Nathan Lyon.

Chloe Saltau Nathan Lyon says his decision to move from South Australia to NSW is more about family than cricket, but he will relish the chance to work more closely with captain Michael Clarke and new spin mentor...

Cricket

Rogers back in vogue

Chris Rogers.

Chloe Saltau Chris Rogers remembers almost nothing of his only Test, except that he ripped his baggy green cap because it was so tight it was giving him a headache.

Cricket

Seasoned players signal squad's changed course

Chris Rogers

Chloe Saltau Chris Rogers and James Faulkner bring to Australia's unfancied Ashes squad qualities that have been in desperately short supply in recent Australian teams.

Cricket

Haddin twist - gloveman to be Test vice-captain

Brad Haddin

Andrew Wu, Chloe Saltau The soap opera that has been Australian cricket will take another twist on Wednesday when Brad Haddin is confirmed as the new Test vice-captain, raising implications for the short-term future of...

Cricket

Haddin's new role has Wade on back foot

Brad Haddin

Andrew Wu and Chloe Saltau Soap opera that has been Australian cricket will take another twist on Wednesday.

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Watson resigns as Australian vice-captain

Shane Watson

Chloe Saltau Shane Watson pre-empts the selectors by resigning as Australian vice-captain.

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Agar the probable spin twin

Chloe Saltau Teen spinner Ashton Agar is closing in on the second spinner's berth for the Ashes tour.

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Agar looms large for spinner's role

Ashton Agar.

Chloe Saltau Ashton Agar is closing in on the second spinner's berth for the Ashes tour.

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Junction revamp stalled

Artist's impression of the Junction Oval development.

Chloe Saltau This is cricket's vision for a redeveloped Junction Oval, and a solution to the impasse with the AFL over access to the MCG, but for the moment it is stuck on the canvas.

Cricket

Wisden names Clarke as No. 1

Chloe Saltau Michael Clarke's phenomenal batting in 2012 has earned the Australian captain another accolade, as Wisden's leading cricketer in the world.