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.

Cricket

Secret list for Champions Trophy

Cricket Australia

Jesse Hogan Cricket Australia allowed to keep secret its list of 30 players for Champions Trophy.

Cricket

Ahmed cashes in as Vics quick to sign spinner

Fawad Ahmed

Jesse Hogan For Fawad Ahmed, receiving his first full-time playing contract is a significant milestone.

Ahmed's dream start begins to pay dividends

Fawad Ahmed

Jesse Hogan After four matches for Victoria, including a five-wicket-haul on debut, Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed has earned a full-time contract with the Bushrangers.

Shining Stars shoot to top of the world

Australian players with the women's cricket World Cup.

Jesse Hogan Elite female cricket players bask in the proof they are the best in the world.

Spinner ropes in Bulls and lays claim for Ashes

Fawad Ahmed.

Jesse Hogan It took just half an over to show why officials are lobbying for Fawad Ahmed's eligibility for Australia to be expedited.

Cricket

Forrest's ton leads Bulls out of the woods

Peter Forrest acknowledges the applause after he reached his century.

Jesse Hogan Queensland saved from an awful start in which it lost four wickets in the first hour.

Ahmed to spin magic for Vics

Come in spinner: Victoria's Fawad Ahmed bowls in the Bushrangers' loss to the Queensland Bulls.

Jesse Hogan Emerging leg-spinner well-placed to shoulder Victoria's spin-bowling responsibilities.

Cricket

Women's side aims for the stars beyond T20 successes

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Jesse Hogan Southern Stars begin World Cup campaign eager to prove their superiority.

Cricket

Dimmed Stars still hope to shine in India

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24:  Ellyse Perry of Australia (C) celebrates  with teammates after Suzie Bates of New Zealand was caught out by Jessica Cameron from the bowling of Perry during the Women's International Twenty20 match between the Australian Southern Stars and New Zealand at Junction Oval on January 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

Jesse Hogan Captain Jodie Fields reckons Twenty20 loss to New Zealand will be only a short-term irritation that will have no bearing on Australia's optimism toward women's World Cup.

Cricket

Maxwell likely as Watson's replacement

Glenn Maxwell

Jesse Hogan Australia's looming tour of India could sway selectors to consider Glenn Maxwell as Shane Watson's replacement for next week's series-ending Test in Sydney.

Samuels' loss could yet fulfil a dream

Former asylum seeker Fawad Ahmed

Jesse Hogan Former asylum seeker Fawad Ahmed expected to play for Renegades.

Star's loss speeds up debut for spinner

Fawad Ahmed

Jesse Hogan FORMER asylum seeker Fawad Ahmed is expected to make his Australian domestic debut on Wednesday night as part of the Melbourne Renegades' strategy of overcoming the loss of star import Marlon Samuels.

Clarke limps, Australia chases win

Michael Clarke

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.

Cricket

Stars' chance to shine

Nevill

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

Cricket

Qadir on Australia's radar

Dinkus for the Tonk.

Chris Barrett, Jesse Hogan and Andrew Wu Is Australia's next Test leg-spinner floating around in the South Australian district cricket ranks?

Renegade role caps spinner's saga

Fawad Ahmed.

Jesse Hogan Fawad Ahmed took more than two years to earn the right to stay in Australia.

Asylum-seeker may get BBL nod

Jesse Hogan Chances of contract soar after Pakistani allowed to be classified as a local player.

Cricket

Maxwell hopes risk brings reward

Glenn Maxwell

Jesse Hogan Brash all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has no regrets about his maiden national team tour, despite finishing it out of the team.

Change needed to bring back spin

Australian Twenty20 captain George Bailey.

Jesse Hogan Call for coaches to shed perfectionist approach to spin bowling actions.

Cricket

Umpires suspended over fix claim

Generic test umpire

Jesse Hogan International Cricket Council defended its bid to strengthen its corruption-busting division.