You've raised him well.
Vale Phillip Hughes - 1988 - 2014
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You've raised him well.
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I used to live in Paddington. A few doors down from the Olympic Hotel. Great area.
Some of the poetry in honour of Phillip Hughes is just so touching and beautiful.
FC Shalke 04, a German football team posted this on Facebook.
I got a bit of a kick out of Hughes coming on the scene.
Most would probably remember the South Africa series in Australia earlier in the summer before his debut, which was probably the definitive end of a great era. I don't know if we actually technically lost the world number 1 ranking with that series loss but in my opinion we'd certainly lost the moral right to call ourselves the best team in the world. And then right away this young kid effectively the same age as me comes along with talent to burn and the future looked bright again.
When I started following cricket, which was relatively late in my childhood, my heroes were all old men, but Hughes was my age, which made it all the more special. A young man like me living his dream. A contemporary, a peer, and a paisano as well.
He was a young man going places and when you consider the career trajectory of other great players in the recent past it's clear to me that we have lost more than we will ever know.
Furthermore, the class shown by so many around the world with their words and the beautiful and simple gesture with the bats, says so much about the sport that occupies a special place in the national psyche of this country and the sport that occupies a great deal of my time and emotional energy. It shows the spirit of the game has never really left, the game where you applaud both the achievements of your own team as well as the opposition. It's reassuring in the midst of such tragedy.
Most would probably remember the South Africa series in Australia earlier in the summer before his debut, which was probably the definitive end of a great era. I don't know if we actually technically lost the world number 1 ranking with that series loss but in my opinion we'd certainly lost the moral right to call ourselves the best team in the world. And then right away this young kid effectively the same age as me comes along with talent to burn and the future looked bright again.
When I started following cricket, which was relatively late in my childhood, my heroes were all old men, but Hughes was my age, which made it all the more special. A young man like me living his dream. A contemporary, a peer, and a paisano as well.
He was a young man going places and when you consider the career trajectory of other great players in the recent past it's clear to me that we have lost more than we will ever know.
Furthermore, the class shown by so many around the world with their words and the beautiful and simple gesture with the bats, says so much about the sport that occupies a special place in the national psyche of this country and the sport that occupies a great deal of my time and emotional energy. It shows the spirit of the game has never really left, the game where you applaud both the achievements of your own team as well as the opposition. It's reassuring in the midst of such tragedy.
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Just went to the pub to have a quick dinner, and I was sitting on my own but could overhear a few conversations and it's basically all anyone was talking about. Not since Bali in 2002 can I remember such a collective communal sadness coming over the country.
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not good put a big sign out the the scum bag saying you just wrecked a tribute to Phil Hughes etc and to ask for it to be returned not sure it would happen but anything is possible
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Just ticked over 63 minutes in the Victory/United game, crowd standing and applauding.
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That was quite amazing.
Wow that was amazing. They were chanting "Hughesy" as well.
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Teared up again.
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That gave me goosebumps and a lump in the throat.
hope someone you tubes it
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The Irish version. very touching.
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Great stuff from AAMI park crowd.
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Mate on facebook told me the news has hit the US on all the big commercial station. As all would know cricket is really a very very small sport over there.
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It was one of the top headlines on ESPN.
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