Hogg's comments came after England's win at Lord's third Test, following which they lost two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over rate.
Watching on as the likes of Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, and Josh Hazlewood dismantled the West Indies for just 27 in the final innings to cap off a barnstorming tour with the ball, the Australians only passed 300 once in the series, with the bulk of the runs made further down the order.
After registering a win over India at Lord's, England have lost two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over rate during the third Test of the five-match series.
After registering a win over India at Lord's, England have lost two ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over rate during the third Test of the five-match series, as per the ICC official website.
South Africa righ-hand batter Aiden Markram was announced the Player of the Month for June on Monday following his all-round performance in the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia at 'Home of Cricket', Lord's for which he also won the Player of the Match award, as per the ICC
Right-hand batter Steve Smith returned to the line-up as the Australian side announced their playing XI for the second Test against West Indies, which will be played from July 3 to 8.
Australia's right-hand batter Steve Smith is likely to feature in the playing XI for his national team for the second Test of the three-match series against the West Indies.
With this win, South Africa is 1-0 up in the two-match series. However, this match and series are not part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27.
Veteran Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has expressed his desire to continue playing Test cricket, with a strong focus on helping his team secure a second ICC World Test Championship crown, as per the official website of ICC.
Azhar Mahmood has been named as Pakistan's new acting red-ball head coach, according to the official website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
An interesting statistic has emerged about the West Indies' batting during the previous ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle of 2023-25, which undoubtedly makes them amongst the worst batting sides in the world currently.
Sri Lanka made a solid start to their WTC 2025-27 with a 1-0 win over Bangladesh in a two-match Test series. In the second Test at Colombo, Pathum Nissanka's 158 stood as a highlight in their win by an innings and 78 runs.