Jesse Hogan

Jesse Hogan has been a reporter at The Age since 2004, and has been part of its sports department since 2008. He is primarily focused on cricket and has covered a number of the Australian team's overseas tours, including the 2011 World Cup. He also reports on AFL and soccer.

Johnson has strength to fight back: coach

Jesse Hogan After often holding his place in Australia’s Test teams in recent years when public opinion demanded he should not, Mitch Johnson now has to contend with a different selection hassle: getting dropped...

Siddle drops limited-over games

Jesse Hogan Peter Siddle puts his limited-overs ambitions on hold for the next 13 months.

Mathews anointed next Sri Lankan skipper

Jesse Hogan Angelo Mathews has been cited as Sri Lanka’s likely next captain after current leader Mahela Jayawardene confirmed he would relinquish the captaincy after the current Test and limited-overs tour of...

Cricket

I'd bat first in Test: Bellerive curator

Jesse Hogan, Hobart Bellerive curator Marcus Pamplin says he would bat first on the most talked about pitch in Australian cricket.

Cricket

Watson says move to No.4 will free up his bowling

Jesse Hogan SHANE WATSON expects his impending move to No.4 in the batting line-up to succeed Ricky Ponting in the Test team will allow him to have a bigger impact with his bowling.

Cricket

Sri Lankans see Hobart as a test of bowling skill, not speed

Jesse Hogan AUSTRALIA's pace advantage in the Hobart Test can be nullified if the Sri Lankans can better exploit the anticipated helpful conditions, Kumar Sangakkara believes.

Cricket

Sangakkara's ton of motivation

Jesse Hogan If international cricket was a kingdom, Kumar Sangakkara would be a senior royal.

Cricket

More rounded Hughes says he has both sides covered

Jesse Hogan FOR much of the past year Phillip Hughes has been repressing his instinct to flay bowlers between cover and third man, realising his strength was being used against him by bowlers.

Pitch can swing it: Sri Lankans

Jesse Hogan Visitors believe Australia's pace advantage can be nullified by exploiting helpful bowling conditions.

Cricket

Hughes confident of firing on return

Jesse Hogan Phillip Hughes says he will return to Test cricket completely unburdened by the miserable run of form he endured last summer.

Baby steps on path to solid opening spot

Jesse Hogan Australian opener Ed Cowan has many reasons to be thankful this week.

Positive spin

Jesse Hogan Sri Lanka's cricket team hailed as an example of cross-cultural unity.

Cricket

Good toss to win

Jesse Hogan Former NZ bowling coach thinks Australia should rely on pace in Hobart.

Cowan's figures prove he's not just a Phil in

Jesse Hogan ED COWAN has many reasons to be thankful this week. He will play his first Test at home, which in turn will mark an unbroken year for him in the Test team and go some way to discrediting the theory...

Bellerive ringers: Hobart is the place for pace, says Wright

Jesse Hogan THE architect of New Zealand's pace-led demolition of Australia in Hobart last summer believes the home team should rely on an all-pace attack for Friday's series opener against Sri Lanka.

Finch belts out the perfect captain's knock to take shine off Warne's Stars

Jesse Hogan AARON FINCH reinforced his status as Australia's form limited-overs batsman to propel Melbourne Renegades to a stirring eight-wicket derby win over the Stars - and pummel their captain, Shane Warne,...