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

No muzzle on Clarke's men for Ashes

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 22:  Austalian captain Michael Clarke speaks to the media during the Cricket Australia Ashes official team farewell at Sydney International Airport on May 22, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Chloe Saltau, Chris Barrett There is no danger Australia will follow England's lead and ban players from talking about the Ashes, after James Pattinson revealed the bowlers' plan to ''open up'' England by targeting their...

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Clarke happy to talk up Ashes

Michael Clarke.

Chloe Saltau and Chris Barrett There is absolutely no danger that Australia will follow England's lead and ban its players from talking about the Ashes.

Cricket

Cricket Australia fines Warner over tweets

David Warner.

Chloe Saltau David Warner's twitter tirade at journalists has cost him a $5750 fine, the maximum financial penalty for a first offence.

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Southern Stars turn leading ladies with huge pay boost

Ellyse Perry

Chloe Saltau Cricket will still have to share superstar Ellyse Perry, but stands a much greater chance of keeping her. Veteran Alex Blackwell will put off retirement and think about buying a house.

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Pay day, at last, for women cricketers

Ellyse Perry.

Chloe Saltau Cricket Australia says Southern Stars to be highest-paid female sporting team.

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New ball game for female cricketers

Jodie Fields

Chloe Saltau After years of putting jobs, relationships and lives on hold for their sport, Australia's world-beating female cricketers are about to take a big leap towards professionalism.

Cricket

Saddened Gilchrist demands life bans for cheats

Police escort bookies and cricketers after they were produced in a court in New Delhi on Thursday.

Chloe Saltau Former wicketkeeper says ignorance and naivete can no longer be used as an excuse.

Cricket

Lots of lessons in homework saga: CA boss

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland.

Chloe Saltau James Sutherland opens up on 'homework' debacle in India, Cricket Australia's relationship with Channel Nine and Tim May's removal from an ICC committee.

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Tait exploring legal options

Shaun Tait of Australia looks on during the 2011 ICC World Cup Group A match between Australia and Canada at  M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 16, 2011 in Bangalore, India.

Chloe Saltau A distressed Shaun Tait says he is exploring his legal options after Delhi police cleared him of involvement in IPL spot-fixing scandal.

Cricket

Renegades on outer over costs

Chloe Saltau

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

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.

Cricket

MCG access still on agenda

Generic cricket

Chloe Saltau Solution to long-running dispute between cricket and football over access to MCG no closer.

Cricket

CA ponders one-day carnival

Geroge Bailey.

Chloe Saltau A plan to reinvent the domestic one-day competition as a stand-alone carnival in October, which would have implications for Australia's Ashes preparation, is being considered by Cricket Australia.

Sydney-born but Blighty holds sway

Talented: Sam Robson celebrates a century for Middlesex against Warwickshire this week.

Chloe Saltau Sam Robson is earning plaudits and maybe a Test chance in England.

Cricket

Perfect Ashes opener, but Robson's happy playing in England

Sam Robson

Chloe Saltau Sam Robson's boyhood hero was Michael Slater, who played grade cricket in Sydney with his father, Jim, and made an exhilarating entrance to Test cricket on the Ashes tour 20 years ago.

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Cummins ready to come out swinging

Pat Cummins

Chloe Saltau Pat Cummins will take another step along the painstaking path back to international cricket when he joins the Australia A squad in Britain this winter.

Cricket

Cummins to change action on road back

Pat Cummins

Chloe Saltau Pat Cummins will join the Australia A squad in the UK this winter.

Cricket

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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