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.

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Top ten Australian cricket performances

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

Millionaire Maxwell trumps all at IPL auction

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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...

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Hughes up for Indian spin

Phil Hughes

Jesse Hogan Left-hander bullish about chances of withstanding spin onslaught in India.

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Likely loss of Clarke to hurt home hopes

Michael Clarke

Jesse Hogan AUSTRALIA appear likely to have to attempt their desperate bid to salvage a draw in their one-day series against Sri Lanka without their most accomplished batsman, Michael Clarke.

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.

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.

Ultimate team man plays a final, selfless role to lead Australia to victory

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Jesse Hogan Mike Hussey finishes his international career shepherding his team to victory.

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.

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

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 06:  Nuwan Kulasekara of Sri Lanka appeals but fails to get a wicket during the second One Day International Final series match between Australia and Sri Lanka at Adelaide Oval on March 6, 2012 in Adelaide, Australia.  (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images)

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.

Johnson has strength to fight back: coach

Mitchell Johnson

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...

Expensive Starc tests faith of selectors

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15:  Mitchell Starc of Australia bowls during day two of the First Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka at Blundstone Arena on December 15, 2012 in Hobart, Australia.  (Photo by Robert Prezioso/Getty Images)

Jesse Hogan MITCHELL STARC must regain his accuracy in time for Sri Lanka's fourth-innings chase in the Hobart Test after he finished as Australia's most expensive Test bowler for the second consecutive innings.

Siddle leads the way in an all-round disciplined display

Peter Siddle

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

Peter Siddle of Australia celebrates taking the wicket of Angelo Mathews of Sri Lanka during day three of the First Test match.

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.

Starc has to hit the target

Mitch Starc

Jesse Hogan Pressure on left-armer after he finishes as most expensive for second consecutive innings.

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Warne: Flip Bird a Boxing Day debut

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Jesse Hogan Jackson Bird should make his Test debut on Boxing Day because Australia cannot afford to select both Mitch Starc and Mitch Johnson in a three-man pace attack, Test great Shane Warne believes.

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Rest policy here to stay, says Clarke

Australian selectors

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

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Lankans brace for hostilities

Michael Clarke has a fitness test in the nets.

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.

Warne spun out by poor attack

Peter Siddle

Jesse Hogan Peter Siddle should be the only Australian paceman guaranteed selection for next week's series opening Test against Sri Lanka, Test great Shane Warne believes.

Big, brash: How your team will fare this season

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

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Good toss to win

Damien Wright.

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