Clarke pays tribute to his 'brother' Hughes

Thanks for the updates, Calypso  :'(

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just watched Pup's eulogy and it brought me to tears
RIP Hughesy

interesting thread!

That was " Sledging" ... :-[

Now that everyone, probably, (should) have got over the initial shock and grief over Phil Hughes death, let us ask the important question.
Wasn't his death the direct result of Phil taking his eyes off the ball? Isn't keeping the eyes 'on' the ball the first rule in batting - especially against fast bowling?
I actually felt like laughing when comparisons of the old and new Masuri helmets and their merits were written about - about how 1/2 inch or so is better.  From what I saw, Phil took his eyes off the ball, tried to duck, and in so exposed his neck.  The ball hit his neck, probably damaged his carotid artery, and with that kind of hit/damage, only a miracle could have saved him.
IMHO, if a batsman keeps his eyes on the ball, he is more likely to get hit on the grill, on his face, where the grill is, rather than in unexpected, exposed and more vulnerable spots on the neck or the back of the head.

I have asked the question, to what extent have batting techniques been compromised by helmets.


You will recall Shiv had a nasty blow from Lee and was unconscious for a while by taking his eyes off the ball. In fact he ducked into the ball whereas Hughes was quite upright. He certainly did not get inside the line of the ball and missed.


We have all seen batsmen being hit like this but never fatally.


Hope Some good comes out of this.


You also had this Bajan player felled whilst a non striker! Maybe there is a third on its way!

I had been playing cricket in my home country for the past five to seven years. Bouncers should not to be considered as a legitimate weapon, as it is one of beauties of this game. Even batsmen also enjoy playing bouncers, although they are scared. 
Safety precautions are necessary for the players in this game. In the 1980s, Pakistan’s famous batsman, Javed Miandad was also hurt by a bouncer of an Australian bowler and at that time doctors had said that either Miandad will die or become brain dead. That time, it was his career we thought about in the initial stage, but later the world recognised his disability. It is true that time that Miandad did not wear a helmet. We cannot ban bouncers. Why were bouncers not banned when the fast bowlers only existed in Australia or the West Indies. Bouncers were restricted in the 1990s because Asian teams, especially Pakistan, had a lot of fast bowlers and Australia, England and the West Indies did not!