Australian cricket fantastic Michael Slater was arrested as well as charged in Sydney on Wednesday over domestic physical violence allegations.

The 51-year-old, currently a popular television expert, was detained about a supposed incident that occurred recently.

New South Wales police verified they had actually gone to a 51-year-old guy at his house on Wednesday early morning and also taken him right into custodianship.

He was charged with making use of a “carriage solution to menace/harass/offend and stalk/intimidate intend fear physical damage”, authorities said.

The charges– which can connect to harassment via phone or social media and stalking– came after reports of a domestic violence event on October 12.

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Slater inhabited a placement at the top of the Australian Test batting order for near to a decade, striking 5,312 runs before his 2004 retirement.

He has been approved conditional bail and is due to appear in court next month.