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What shit news.. I feel for his family. I hope the bowler is able to get through it all too.
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Poor bloke, really hope his family can push through it and hopefully some safety precautions can come into the game to stop this from happening again, hopefully not
Really shocked.
Poor bloke, really hope his family can push through it and hopefully some safety precautions can come into the game to stop this from happening again, hopefully not
Really shocked.
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Poor bloke, really hope his family can push through it and hopefully some safety precautions can come into the game to stop this from happening again, hopefully not
You can't legislate against freak accidents in sport.
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It was nothing but a freak accident that cost a young man the majority of his life. Very sad, hollowing and gutting to hear, one of those times you feel the colour come out of your face – and I don't like cricket. Sad stuff. Here's hoping it doesn't become a media circus.
I tell you what, if I played cricket I would be wearing a helmet that covered a bit more of my head because of this. I know it was a freak accident but I would be doing everything in my power to make sure it doesn't happen again. The poor guy and his family
I tell you what, if I played cricket I would be wearing a helmet that covered a bit more of my head because of this. I know it was a freak accident but I would be doing everything in my power to make sure it doesn't happen again. The poor guy and his family
i think that will probably most that will happen out of this ... helmets will looked to be bolstered even if it is at the expense of maneuverability ... better than calls to have bouncers banned
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He got hit on the neck under the ear - good luck finding a cricket helmet that covers that. You could wear a motorbike helmet but I imagine you'd want it off pretty quick once temps get over 30 degrees.
I play cricket and I've only ever copped balls in the face grill off my own bat. The chances of getting hit where he did are minuscule, it was just pure bad luck.
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How many people play cricket every day?I tell you what, if I played cricket I would be wearing a helmet that covered a bit more of my head because of this. I know it was a freak accident but I would be doing everything in my power to make sure it doesn't happen again. The poor guy and his family
For how long have we had tests, one dayers, and T20s at so many levels with so many faster bowlers and so many players with lesser protection?
It was a tragic accident. It was not malicious or anyone's fault. There wasn't negligence. It was about placement more than power. And to use a young man's rare death to platform anything is pretty unfair.
Agreed with your thoughts. Gee, like many, I spent the vast majority of my cricket career without a helmet, they were pretty new and I just could not get used to them. Cricket has been and will remain a reasonably dangerous sport (think about it - you are basically hurling a rock as hard as you can at a batter over a very small distance).
However, I have always believed that every reasonable safety precaution has been taken and increased as time has gone by and the game today is as safe as you can reasonably make it. It was a freak accident.
Very very sad RIP Phil Hughes
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Feel the same... struggling to do any work at the moment
I got hit in the neck as a wicket keeper. The ball was cut straight off the top of the bat into my neck and I temporarily lost my eyesight. Others have been hit in the chest and gone into fibrillation and died of a heart attack. Cricket can be scary and is a bit dangerous at times but you can't walk out there in a complete body armour, although you would like to at times.I tell you what, if I played cricket I would be wearing a helmet that covered a bit more of my head because of this. I know it was a freak accident but I would be doing everything in my power to make sure it doesn't happen again. The poor guy and his family
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2. Alex Neal Bullen 182 cm 77 kgs inside mid good hands elite tank .
3. Garrett Mcdonagh 183cm 75 kgs Great kick Quick.
4 Keevan Ramsey 192 cm 86 kgs Defender .
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The passing of Phil Hughes is just such a shock . He was never the most talented player but he gave it everything he had to reach the top , a real battler .
Cricket will be the poorer without him .
Cricket will be the poorer without him .
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I know it may trivialise things a little but I also feel for those young blokes up on the Gold Coast. What should be one of the best days of their lives will forever harbour sadness
Been thinking the same thing, a huge chunk of them would be big cricket fans so it will be very bittersweet.
If the draftee's can take anything from the situation they should remember Hughes for his hard work and determination to make it as an elite sportsman. He had been dropped from squads numerous times and never made a peep, just got back in the nets and worked even harder.
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