Jesse Hogan

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.

Top-notch batter at top level

Alex Blackwell

Jesse Hogan For a decade, batter Alex Blackwell has kept a steady eye on the cricket prize.

Cricket

Top ten Australian cricket performances

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Jesse Hogan Jesse Hogan rates the elite performances in the Allan Border Medal voting period.

Cricket

Women's side aims for the stars beyond T20 successes

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Jesse Hogan Southern Stars begin World Cup campaign eager to prove their superiority.

Ponting wants to soar like an Eagle

Ricky Ponting.

Jesse Hogan Rocky Ponting declares his availability to represent Mowbray against Launceston this weekend.

Cricket

Fast-finishing bowler still wanted

George Bailey

Jesse Hogan AUSTRALIA's chief Twenty20 strategists, George Bailey and Mickey Arthur, have admitted frustration at their inability to find a fast bowler who can be relied on to thwart opponents' fast finishes.

Cricket

Charlesworth backs up cricket rotation policy

Ric Charlesworth

Jesse Hogan Elite-level coach Ric Charlesworth emphatically endorses contentious selection practice.

Cricket

Apologies all round after spat at the 'G

Glenn Maxwell

Jesse Hogan No lingering animosity between Australia and Sri Lanka from heated Twenty20 match.

Cricket

No animosity over confrontation at Twenty20 paces

Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene (R) argues with Australia's Glenn Maxwell (2nd R) after the final delivery of their Twenty20 international cricket match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground January 28, 2013.     REUTERS/David Gray     (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Jesse Hogan Australian and Sri Lankan players are united in declaring there is no lingering animosity from the heated end to Monday night's Twenty20 match at the MCG.

Cricket

Sri Lankan bats make bowlers pay

Jayawardene.

Jesse Hogan Australian selectors should feel relieved the next World Twenty20 is still 14 months away.

Final flurry hits Laughlin

Jesse Hogan AUSTRALIA'S search for a reliable death bowler may spawn another candidate for next month's season-ending Twenty20 match at Brisbane, after latest contender Ben Laughlin suffered another horror end...

Sri Lanka claim Twenty20 series after tense finish

Sri Lanka v Australia

Jesse Hogan AUSTRALIAN selectors should feel relieved the next World Twenty20 is still 14 months away, as the national team's bid to belatedly succeed in the shortest format remains a flawed one.

Cricket

Samuels ready to dominate

Marlon Samuels

Jesse Hogan The West Indies all-rounder has been under siege in Australia, but looks positively on his time with the Renegades 'family' and is vowing to make 2013 a big year.

Cricket

Hughes grows in key role

Class act: Phillip Hughes bats at Blundstone Arena.

Jesse Hogan Hughes pleased that his earlier-than-anticipated return has gone smoothly.

Cricket

Doherty still holds out hopes for a Test return

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)

Jesse Hogan Tasmanian insists he could 'play a part' as Australia's secondary spinner on next month's tour.

Cricket

Dimmed Stars still hope to shine in India

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24:  Ellyse Perry of Australia (C) celebrates  with teammates after Suzie Bates of New Zealand was caught out by Jessica Cameron from the bowling of Perry during the Women's International Twenty20 match between the Australian Southern Stars and New Zealand at Junction Oval on January 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

Jesse Hogan Captain Jodie Fields reckons Twenty20 loss to New Zealand will be only a short-term irritation that will have no bearing on Australia's optimism toward women's World Cup.

Cricket

Hughes sets Sri Lanka a hard target

Hughes

Jesse Hogan A second century within a fortnight from Phillip Hughes was pivotal in Australia winning its final ODI against Sri Lanka to salvage a two-all series draw.

Cricket

Hughes ton pivotal as hosts level series

Jesse Hogan A SECOND century within a fortnight from Phillip Hughes was pivotal in Australia winning its final ODI against Sri Lanka to salvage a two-all series draw.

CA buoyed by funding

Jesse Hogan Cricket Australia rapt over funding and provisional approval for $30 million expansion of Blundstone Arena.

Cricket

Clarke misses ODI decider with ankle injury

Michael Clarke

Jesse Hogan Australia must overcome a depleted batting order to level its ODI series against Sri Lanka today due to captain Michael Clarke's withdrawal with an ankle injury.

Jayawardene keen to end captaincy on a high

Mahela Jayawardene.

Jesse Hogan Veteran would relish chance to end his international captaincy career with ODI series win.