Phillip Hughes has passed away at the age of 25

[El Diablo]

Just stfu and appreciate the sentiment you fool.

the stupidity you mean

 

[Twizzle]

Press Conference at 10.30 this morning by CA and the immediate future of cricket.

Also just on Hughes' sister, she was seen consoling Sean Abbot, apparently she spent ages with him not just a few minutes. Funny how things like this can make you stronger and you are able to offer assistance to those who need it.

That article saying Abbot may never bowl again is just garbage from the British Press, no quotes as usual.

 

[TheParraboy]

I haven't been sleeping well last couple of night, its starting to hit home a lot

Im not ashamed, nor embarrassed to say I have cried and mourned Phils loss considerably more than some of my close relatives who have passed away.

I don't know why. Is it cause he was so young and his best life and career was still ahead of him? Is it cause I love my cricket too much? Is it cause I see so many others hurting? I cant explain it and in a corny, silly and maybe selfish way I miss Phil a lot already.

The saying you don't know what you are missing until they are gone is never truer.

RIP Phil - You will never, ever, be forgotten

 

[TheParraboy]

Press Conference at 10.30 this morning by CA and the immediate future of cricket.

Also just on Hughes' sister, she was seen consoling Sean Abbot, apparently she spent ages with him not just a few minutes. Funny how things like this can make you stronger and you are able to offer assistance to those who need it.

That article saying Abbot may never bowl again is just garbage from the British Press, no quotes as usual.

Attention grabbing probably

But the poor bloke probably feels that way at the moment and I wouldn't be surprised if he took leave for the rest of the summer, no one would begrudge him that.

The nation would be also 100% behind him if he decided to start bowling again in a couple of weeks time or so.

Totally his call, when he is ready to do what he wants to do

 

[saint.nick]

State memorial for Phil?

 

[Twizzle]

He will no doubt bowl again, never rated him last season but gee he has done well this season.

He will no doubt think twice before he bowls his next bouncer but time will tell.

 

[El Diablo]

State memorial for Phil?

boxers fight again after deaths in the ring so i'm sure Abbott will bowl again

i don't know the bloke though but him not bowling isn't going to achieve anything. hopefully in time he gets over it and realises it was just an accident

 

[veggiepatch1959]

I've been thinking about the way many of us feel after this unfortunate incident.

I hope this doesn't upset anyone but would we feel the same way about Phil's passing if he had died in a more "conventional" way, say in a car accident?

Honestly, I can't answer that question even for myself.

Anyway, I hope the media ghouls show respect and leave Phil's family and friends, as well as Shaun Abbott, alone.

 

[saint.nick]

I've been thinking about the way many of us feel after this unfortunate incident.

I hope this doesn't upset anyone but would we feel the same way about Phil's passing if he had died in a more "conventional" way, say in a car accident?

Honestly, I can't answer that question even for myself.

Anyway, I hope the media ghouls show respect and leave Phil's family and friends, as well as Shaun Abbott, alone.

I think everyone would be just as sad- I'm often forgetting the fact that he was struck by a cricket ball. It's just the reality that one of our test players is suddenly dead which is hitting everyone hard IMO.

 

[typicalfan]

I haven't been sleeping well last couple of night, its starting to hit home a lot

Im not ashamed, nor embarrassed to say I have cried and mourned Phils loss considerably more than some of my close relatives who have passed away.

I don't know why. Is it cause he was so young and his best life and career was still ahead of him? Is it cause I love my cricket too much? Is it cause I see so many others hurting? I cant explain it and in a corny, silly and maybe selfish way I miss Phil a lot already.

The saying you don't know what you are missing until they are gone is never truer.

RIP Phil - You will never, ever, be forgotten

I understand the sentiment.

To me this would have been a tragedy if it had happened to anyone. But thefact that it was Phil Hughes and Sean Abbott, two mates and more importantly two down to earth kids just trying to live their dreams is what makes this just so much more bitter to take.

That makes this beyond cricket, and why it has hit people hard who aren't necessarily cricket fans or know them personally.

Phil Hughes was not your arrogant guy who had or thought he had too much ability, he was a kid with amazing potential who despite his achievements was just happy and felt blessed to be doing what he dreamed of.

I couldn't bring myself to even talk about it yesterday, couldn't comprehend as I thought in the back of my mind he'd pull through. This will take a long time to heal I think.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

He was also surrounded on the field by a lot of his friends when he died. And we saw a lot of cricketers who we always saw as just cricketers on the TV or at the ground all of a sudden become as human as ourselves as their genuine love and grief for their mate and his family came out.

I for one realise what we've lost - a great cricketer but an even better man.

 

[Twatface Magee]

#PutOutYourBats

Phillip Hughes honoured in #putoutyourbats social media campaign
A SOCIAL media campaign to pay tribute to Phillip Hughes is spreading around the world, with cricket fans placing their bats outside their homes and posting photos of them using #putoutyourbats.

News Corp Australia reported that the hashtag took off after Sydney father Paul Taylor placed his cricket bat at his front door as a “mark of respect” and tweeted the image under #putoutyourbats.

Sports stars, fans and cricket-mad kids have since put out their bats and caps as a poignant gesture of respect and mourning.

The movement has since spread around the country and to Britain, the US and the Middle East.

One of the most retweeted images has been from former Australian batsman Dean Jones, who snapped a picture of his 1989 Ashes bat and his dog.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/phillip-hughes-honoured-in-putoutyourbats-social-media-campaign/story-e6frg996-1227137815928?nk=e14b98beda092380f0270663ad10c82c

 

[The Charlatan]

the stupidity you mean

f**k me you're a merkin of a bloke sometimes.

 

[madunit]

I haven't been sleeping well last couple of night, its starting to hit home a lot

Im not ashamed, nor embarrassed to say I have cried and mourned Phils loss considerably more than some of my close relatives who have passed away.

I don't know why. Is it cause he was so young and his best life and career was still ahead of him? Is it cause I love my cricket too much? Is it cause I see so many others hurting? I cant explain it and in a corny, silly and maybe selfish way I miss Phil a lot already.

The saying you don't know what you are missing until they are gone is never truer.

RIP Phil - You will never, ever, be forgotten

I think, for me anyway as a poor batsmen and opening pace bowler, it makes me realise how close I have been to ending up in the shoes of both Hughes and Abbott. I've been hit on the back of my ear by a bouncer, just millimeters away from where Hughes was struck.

And I've bowled bouncers that have hit people in the head.

It makes us all realise that we all could have been in the same situation as both Hughes or Abbott and both are horrible situations to be in.

Plus, and lets be honest, while we all know and accept cricket is a dangerous game, it's never one where we expect to die while playing it, which is contributing a fair amount to the shock we are all feeling.

 

[Twatface Magee]

I think a lot of the reason people have grieved over this the way they have is because of how close to home it hits.
As someone mentioned before I think a lot of it has to do with the fact he died playing cricket. As Australians we have all played a lot of cricket so it's something we can connect to.
I think it also has to do with the story behind it, being a teenage prodigy from the country and hailed as the next Don Bradman to having a great start to his international career to then being in and out of the Australian cricket team. And now being on the cusp of a well earned recall this happens... the game being at the SCG and against his former teammates also has something to do with it.

Such a sad set of circumstances that I think it's going to take everyone a long time to recover from.

 

[Haffa]

I've been thinking about the way many of us feel after this unfortunate incident.

I hope this doesn't upset anyone but would we feel the same way about Phil's passing if he had died in a more "conventional" way, say in a car accident?

Honestly, I can't answer that question even for myself.

Anyway, I hope the media ghouls show respect and leave Phil's family and friends, as well as Shaun Abbott, alone.

I remember a similar reaction to the death of Ben Alexander at least from the perspective of an 9 year old me at the time.

 

[The Charlatan]

I think, for me anyway as a poor batsmen and opening pace bowler, it makes me realise how close I have been to ending up in the shoes of both Hughes and Abbott. I've been hit on the back of my ear by a bouncer, just millimeters away from where Hughes was struck.

And I've bowled bouncers that have hit people in the head.

It makes us all realise that we all could have been in the same situation as both Hughes or Abbott and both are horrible situations to be in.

Plus, and lets be honest, while we all know and accept cricket is a dangerous game, it's never one where we expect to die while playing it, which is contributing a fair amount to the shock we are all feeling.

I think that's why most people are finding it hard to handle. All my mates and I used to play with, and against, each other in juniors, reps & seniors. We've all dropped the short one into each other and most of us had been hit. You'd expect to hear about some burglar doing this to a 9th grade batsman, not a state cup match.

 

[Twatface Magee]

Personally I think I would like to see the Sheffield Shield renamed the Phil Hughes Shield.

 

[Meth]

Just stfu and appreciate the sentiment you fool.

Pretty much it.

Let's be honest, the World Cup is not going to be renamed the 'Phillip Hughes' cup- but that sort of suggestion is sentiment and is reflective of people brainstorming as to what an appropriate honouring gesture for Hughes is.

I think the clapping at 63 is a pretty good idea, really...

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Personally I think I would like to see the Sheffield Shield renamed the Phil Hughes Shield.

No. Kids dream of playing in the Sheffield shield, just like Phil Hughes did. There is a way to memorialise Phil but naming or renaming trophies isn't it.