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.
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.
Tails you lose for Sri Lanka
Jesse Hogan THE tale of two tails is an explanation of why Matthew Wade will leave Sydney with a maiden home Test century to his name and why Sri Lanka will, barring a Fanie de Villiers-type effort from one of...
Lower order's grit sways Test
Jesse Hogan Australia's tail proves to be the main difference between the two sides at the SCG.
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.
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.
