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.
Cricket
Warne may bow out of Bash
Jesse Hogan The Melbourne Stars accept the possibility that a second Big Bash League season without Champions League qualification for Shane Warne, plus his imminent threat of a second suspension, will diminish...
Bowlers hardly raise sweat
Jesse Hogan When Australia's selectors next meet, they will not be able to use Boxing Day Test as a crutch for their decision.
Pitch can swing it: Sri Lankans
Jesse Hogan Visitors believe Australia's pace advantage can be nullified by exploiting helpful bowling conditions.
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.
Even top order has Australians on top
Jesse Hogan Most even Test batting performance for a while puts team in dominant position.
Batsmen come to party at last
Jesse Hogan Australia's most even Test batting performance in almost three years has put them in a dominant position in the series-opening Test against Sri Lanka.
Siddle leads the way in an all-round disciplined display
Jesse Hogan IF AUSTRALIA emerge from Hobart with their first Test win of the summer it will be reward for doing the little things - rotating the strike with the bat, stifling scoring with the ball - better than...
Slowly but surely the wheel turns
Jesse Hogan If Australia emerges from Hobart with its first Test win of the summer, it will be a reward for doing the little things.
Clarke limps, Australia chases win
Jesse Hogan Australia needs eight final-day wickets in Hobart to record its first Test win of the summer against Sri Lanka, but will have to do it with Ben Hilfenhaus and Michael Clarke both shackled by injury.
Desperate skipper grabs a win
Jesse Hogan Australia pulls off a win almost at the death after gutsy resistance by Sri Lanka.
Been there, won this: Clarke's men learn from past fall
Jesse Hogan WHEN Michael Clarke elected to bring on Matthew Wade to bowl the last over before tea on Tuesday, his will to win appeared questionable.
Cricket
Australia snatches dramatic win
Jesse Hogan Australian bowlers have delivered a decisive final-session performance against Sri Lanka to secure its first Test win of the summer.
Cricket
Lankans brace for hostilities
Jesse Hogan Mahela Jayawardene relishes prospect of hostile MCG crowd seeking retribution against Sri Lanka for recent ball-tampering accusations against Victorian paceman Peter Siddle.
All eyes on Clarke
Jesse Hogan Australia's hopes of success at ICC annual awards rest on Michael Clarke, Jess Cameron and James Pattinson.
Mahela puts his hand up
Jesse Hogan Having three captains within a year is proof that all is not rosy with Sri Lankan cricket.
Cricket
In sizzling form
Jesse Hogan Jesse Hogan picks the top 10 Australian performances of 2011-12.
Australia chasing hard-earned rest
Jesse Hogan, Adelaide Players have significant personal and financial incentive to beat Sri Lanka tonight.
Cricket
Two tons in vain as Lankans tie series
Jesse Hogan Australia's unusually long home summer has become even longer after it was powerless to prevent Sri Lanka storming to an eight-wicket victory and forcing the ODI tri-series into a deciding third...
McKay's heroics save Aussies
Jesse Hogan The enthralling ODI tri-series got the deciding final it deserved last night as Australia's battered bowlers proved their mettle to deliver a 16-run victory over Sri Lanka.
