Phillip Hughes has died in hospital two days after he was hit by a bouncer at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Tributes for the former Test batsman have been pouring in, with Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland saying that “the word tragedy gets used too often in sport, but this freak accident is now real-life tragedy”. In an emotional press conference at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital, Australian captain Michael Clarke read a statement from Hughes’s family in which they said they were “devastated”. “Cricket was Phillip’s life and we as a family shared that love of the game with him … we love you,” Clarke said on their behalf. Mr Sutherland said “Phillip Joel Hughes played 26 Test matches for his country. He will be sadly missed, and forever remembered”. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Hughes’s death had “shocked and dismayed millions and millions of Australians”. Hughes had been rushed to hospital after he was hit in the neck by a bouncer in the Sheffield Shield game, where he had made 63 not out of a total of 2 for 136 while batting for South Australia against New South Wales. Doctors said the blow ruptured an artery in his neck, leading… Read full this story
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