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.

Just let spinners be: Warne

Chloe Saltau Former Test leggie describes Jon Holland's shoulder injury as savage blow to Australian cricket.

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System dulls our spinners' magic: Murali

Cricket Australia v I World Eleven. Icc World Eleven Training.. Muttiah Muralitharan bowling in the nets.  30th Sept 2005 The Age Sport Picture by RAY KENNEDY SPECIAL CRICKET

Chloe Saltau, Colombo Legendary Sri Lankan spinner says 'proper' Australian coaching blocks creativity.

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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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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.

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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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Spinner looks to minister

Fawad Ahmed

Chloe Saltau Fawad Ahmed's hopes of being eligible for Ashes could rest on precedent created by Tennis Australia.

X marks spot: Doherty can dust off baggy green

Xavier Doherty bowls during the Super 8 cricket match against South Africa.

Chloe Saltau XAVIER DOHERTY is preparing for a ''bloody tough'' second crack at Test cricket after national selector John Inverarity suggested he could usurp Nathan Lyon as lead spinner during the tour of India.

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I'm ready for a tough Test, says Doherty

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - SEPTEMBER 30:  Xavier Doherty of Australia bowls during the ICC World Twenty20 2012 Super Eights Group 2 match between Australia and South Africa at R. Premadasa Stadium on September 30, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.  (Photo by Pal Pillai/Getty Images)

Chloe Saltau Xavier Doherty is preparing himself for a 'bloody tough' second crack at Test cricket.

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Heat on Lyon after Test squad named

Michael Clarke

Chloe Saltau The 17-man squad for Australia's Test tour of India has been announced, with spinner Xavier Doherty and all-rounder Moises Henriques amongst the surprise inclusions.

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Selectors stuck for options for Test squad

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 03:  Nathan Lyon of Australia bowls during day one of the Third Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 3, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Chloe Saltau In uncertain times, injuries to a couple of left-arm spinners have made selection difficult.

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Pace attack can conquer in India: Siddle

Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle .

Chloe Saltau Three-quarters of the wickets during England's historic series win in India recently fell to spin, but Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is predicting a pace-led quest for the Border-Gavaskar...

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India must face pace: Siddle

Peter Siddle

Chloe Saltau Three quarters of the wickets during England's historic series win in India recently fell to spin, but Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is predicting a pace-led quest for the Border-Gavaskar...

Need for speed: Siddle knows way to success

Peter Siddle

Chloe Saltau THREE-quarters of the wickets during England's historic series win in India recently fell to spin, but Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is predicting a pace-led quest for the Border-Gavaskar...

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Chucked out

Chloe Saltau

Chloe Saltau The last Australian player to be suspended for throwing accepts the decision, but says overseas players are treated differently to domestic players.

Siddle out of Victoria reckoning

Peter Siddle.

Chloe Saltau Paceman prohibited from playing competitive cricket before Test squad leaves for India.

Hard work pays off

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 25:  Glenn Maxwell stretches during the Australia International Twenty20 training session at ANZ Stadium on January 25, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Chloe Saltau Glenn Maxwell has firmed to tour India as a spin-bowling all-rounder on the strength of a couple of Twenty20 cameos and some overdue diligence in the nets.

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The gloves are off between Wade and Haddin, says coach

 Brad Haddin.

Chloe Saltau and Jesse Hogan Mickey Arthur wants incumbent to fight for the right to wear the gloves during the Ashes.

Batsman's paradise is the fast bowler's lament

Brett Lee

Chloe Saltau Brett Lee describes Adelaide Oval's second-Test strip as ''the most amazing batting pitch I've ever seen''.

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Ground is fine for batsmen but how about the bowlers, says Lee

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 23:  Ben Hilfenhaus of Australia prepares the ball for team mate Peter Siddle during day two of the Second Test match between Australia and South Africa at Adelaide Oval on November 23, 2012 in Adelaide, Australia.  (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Chloe Saltau AS AUSTRALIA'S fast bowlers strained for a breakthrough without success, Brett Lee lamented the lack of zest in Test pitches around the nation and described Adelaide Oval's second-Test strip as ''the...