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.

Watson faces big pool

Shane Watson.

Jesse Hogan Shane Watson has been warned he must overcome increased competition for his place in the national team until he resumes bowling.

Watson faces battle for spot as a batsman

Shane Watson

Jesse Hogan SHANE WATSON has been warned he must overcome increased competition for his place in the national team until he resumes bowling.

Cricket

Harris ready to break injury spell

Ryan Harris

Jesse Hogan Fast bowler set to vent his frustration at having to endure injury-riddled start to the season.

Bowlers hardly raise sweat

Australian cricketers celebrate their win over Sri Lanka.

Jesse Hogan When Australia's selectors next meet, they will not be able to use Boxing Day Test as a crutch for their decision.

Cricket

Questions remain on pace quartet

Mitchell Starc celebrates after taking the wicket of Angelo Mathews.

Jesse Hogan, Sydney Just as the rich are lampooned sometimes for having more money than they know what to do with, Australia captain Michael Clarke could be considered to have been over-endowed with pacemen.

Short and sharp: glut of quicks has Clarke slashing spells

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Jesse Hogan JUST as some rich folk are lampooned as having so much money they do not know know what to do with it all, Australian captain Michael Clarke could be considered to have been over-laden with pacemen.

One-day wonders step in to give Lankans positive vibe

Sri Lanka cricketer Ajantha Mendis delivers the ball during a practise session at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on August 30, 2011. Sri Lanka will play Australia starting on August 31 in the first of three test matches. AFP PHOTO/ Lakruwan WANNIARACHCHI

Jesse Hogan SRI LANKA will start the ODI series comforted by the fact their achievements in 50-over cricket in Australia easily trump their poor Test record Down Under.

Door open as Watson opts out of bowling

shane watson

Jesse Hogan AUSTRALIA will have to shoehorn an all-rounder into their Test team for the tour of India and possibly the Ashes, too, after Shane Watson confirmed he would take an indefinite break from bowling.

Watson move opens door to all-rounders

Shane Watson.

Jesse Hogan Shane Watson confirms he would take an indefinite break from bowling.

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One better than none: selectors

Costly runout: Usman Khawaja fails to ground his bat and is run out for three during the first one-day international against Sri Lanka at the MCG.

Jesse Hogan Usman Khawaja shunted from the one-day team and then the squad too.

Siddle drops limited-over games

Peter Siddle

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

Rest policy here to stay, says Clarke

Australian selectors

Jesse Hogan Captain gives emphatic endorsement to contentious policy of preventive injury management.

Cricket

Clarke supports rest for quicks

Clarke

Jesse Hogan AUSTRALIAN pacemen seething at being withdrawn from key matches in case of injury must look beyond their captain if they want a sympathetic ear.

Renegades go for the doctor in BBL

Jesse Hogan Cricket is not a life-or-death profession for Daniel Harris.

Cricket

Australia A selectors favour all-rounders

Andrew McDonald

Jesse Hogan Australian selectors have pointedly shunned the most highly rated young player in that category, Mitch Marsh, for next week's Australia A match against South Africa.

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Leaner, healthier Siddle Test ready

Peter Siddle

Jesse Hogan Victorian expects off-season health-kick to make him even more resilient this season.

Cricket

Harris targets quick fix

Ryan Harris.

Chloe Saltau and Jesse Hogan Australia has come as close as it probably ever will to the dream scenario of having all its fast bowlers fit at once.

Mahela puts his hand up

Back on deck: Mahela Jayawardene couldn't say no to being Sri Lanka's skipper again.

Jesse Hogan Having three captains within a year is proof that all is not rosy with Sri Lankan cricket.

Young Bushrangers get chance to lay down law

Jesse Hogan Victoria has nothing significant to play for in its final one-day match of the season.