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.

AFL 'will work around' cricket World Cup

Sherrin

Chloe Saltau AFL's push for an earlier start to the season encounters another hurdle.

Stars to take injuries into bat

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Chloe Saltau Several Southern Stars will carry niggling injuries into women's World Cup.

Cricket

England's Ashes hopes on the rise

Ricky Ponting.

Chloe Saltau Retirements and selection intrigue in Australia have heightened England's optimism.

Cricket

Security concerns

Cricket and AFL

Chloe Saltau Women's World Cup campaign will be affected by concerns of political protests in India.

Cricket

England revel in Australia's 'failings'

England's Alastair Cook celebrates after reaching his century during the first cricket test match against South Africa at the Oval cricket ground in London July 19, 2012.     REUTERS/Philip Brown (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Chloe Saltau RETIREMENTS and selection intrigue in Australia have heightened England's Ashes optimism.

Cricket

Lauded for her quality and aggressive spirit, but Lanning happy in her world

Meg Lanning

Chloe Saltau 'The sooner women's cricket stops getting compared directly with the men's game, the better'.

Cricket

NSW wants World Cup cricket in Sydney's west

Speedeblitz Blues v West Australia at Blacktown Oval David Warner on his way to 100. Tuesday 2nd November 2010
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Chloe Saltau Blacktown joins ANZ Stadium and the SCG on state's wish-list to host cup matches.

Cricket

Plenty of jobs for the boys in Warne's manifesto

shane warne

Chloe Saltau THE first instalment of Shane Warne's much-anticipated bible for the betterment of Australian cricket proposes a player-led mutiny against rotations and a ''dream team'' to run the game that includes...

Cricket

The ways of Warne: Test great calls for Fleming as coach

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Chloe Saltau The first instalment of Shane Warne’s much-anticipated bible for the betterment of Australian cricket proposes a player-led mutiny against rotations and a "dream team" to run the game that includes...

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Skipper backs lesser lights to go distance

George Bailey?

Chloe Saltau AUSTRALIA will field three debutants in a one-day game for the first time in 27 years against Sri Lanka at the MCG on Friday, but acting captain George Bailey believes the match could showcase the...

Cricket

Top three against Sri Lanka all debutants

Phillip Hughes

Chloe Saltau Australia will have three debutants in a one-day game for the first time in 27 years against Sri Lanka at the MCG on Friday, but acting captain George Bailey believes the match could showcase the...

Bailey bags network for undermining team's status

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Chloe Saltau ACTING captain George Bailey says Channel Nine is deliberately talking down one-day cricket to secure a favourable broadcast deal.

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Bailey whacks Nine's 'tactic'

George Bailey

Chloe Saltau Australia's acting captain believes Channel Nine is deliberately talking down one-day cricket.

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Richardson in mix as Starc plays safe

Debut chance: Kane Richardson bowls in the Big Bash League.

Chloe Saltau Most durable of Australia's young pacemen placed in cotton wool with mild calf soreness.

The day a throw changed the game

Muttiah Muralidharan's action is watched by umpire Darrell Hair

Chloe Saltau, Andrew Wu Soon after lunch on Boxing Day of 1995, Chandika Hathurusinghe was fielding at square leg at the MCG when New Zealand umpire Steve Dunne posed him a question.

Throwaway line with a dire result

No ball: Umpire Darrell Hair calls Muthiah Muralidaran for throwing at the MCG in 1995.

Chloe Saltau and Andrew Wu When Darrell Hair called Muthiah Muralidaran for throwing, the cricket world changed.

Khawaja gets nod from talent scouts

Usman Khawaja

Chloe Saltau Usman Khawaja just shades Phillip Hughes as replacement for Ricky Ponting.

Stealth fighter aims for the top

Men of the moment: Ricky Ponting (left) and coach Mickey Arthur.

Chloe Saltau Day two of the Perth Test marks the first anniversary of Mickey Arthur's Australian coaching debut.

Boys are back in town: Johnson, Starc take over

Mitchell Johnson

Chloe Saltau MITCHELL STARC has spent most of the past 12 months on the fringes of the Australian attack, while Mitchell Johnson could not have been further from contention for most of that time.

Over too soon: Ricky Ponting's last stand was short of runs but full of emotion

Ricky Ponting.

Chloe Saltau Ricky Ponting raised both arms to all parts of the WACA Ground and said farewell to cricket.

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