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.

Lower-tier players get snapped up

Jesse Hogan Indian Premier Leage teams clamoured for Australia's relatively unproven all-rounders.

Millionaire Maxwell trumps all at IPL auction

maxwell

Jesse Hogan PROVEN Test greats Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting's high-risk strategy of placing the maximum Indian Premier League auction price on their heads only barely paid off as teams instead clamoured over...

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...

Cricket

Sri Lankan bats make bowlers pay

Jayawardene.

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

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.

Stars survive scare to fight another day

Chris Gayle

Jesse Hogan Sydney Thunder threatens, only to fade away at the end, giving the Stars victory.

Cricket

In-form Nannes on tenterhooks as IPL auction looms

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 08:  Luke Wright of the Melbourne Stars hits the ball off the bowling of Dirk Nannes of The Sydney Thunder during the Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Stars and the Sydney Thunder at Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 8, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Jesse Hogan Paceman Dirk Nannes says his stellar season for Sydney Thunder was triggered by finally learning how to overcome the physical hindrances of being a freelance member of ''the Twenty20 roadshow''.

Cricket

Stars' chance to shine

Nevill

Jesse Hogan The Melbourne Stars are bracing for the biggest test of their lofty reputation.

Cricket

Renegades' punt on O'Brien pays off

Aaron O'Brien

Jesse Hogan As of Friday the left-arm finger-spinner was sitting second on the BBL season wicket tally.

Big, brash: How your team will fare this season

Big Bash league.

Jesse Hogan and Andrew Wu Your guide to the upcoming Big Bash series, Australia's premier T20 tournament.

Cricket

Christian and Bollinger among those discarded by Indian Premier League teams

Michael Clarke

Jesse Hogan All-rounder Daniel Christian and former Test paceman Doug Bollinger are among 13 Australian discarded by their Indian Premier League teams.