Phillip Hughes

Phillip Hughes was the victim of a freakish accident, the kind that is rarely seen in any sphere of life and has only once before been recorded as the result of being struck by a cricket ball

Phillip Hughes caught everyone's attention with twin hundreds in his second Test in South Africa. His career never hit those heights again, and now it never will

The cricket world reacts to the passing away of Phillip Hughes

Phillip Hughes has died as a result of the injuries he sustained when struck by a bouncer on Tuesday, Cricket Australia has confirmed

No date has been set for Australia's cricketers to go back to work as the shock created by Phillip Hughes' critical head injury evolved into widespread grief around the country on Wednesday

It is impossible to imagine how Sean Abbott must feel after sending down that bouncer to Phillip Hughes. While the cricket world hopes for Hughes' recovery, it should also ensure Abbott is supported

Hitting someone with a short one is sickening for a bowler, and worse for the batsman, but the game must go on, and the bouncer is a part of the game

Going out to play cricket today would have been near enough to impossible. Even doing so next week in the nets and at the Gabba for the first Test will be difficult

As Phillip Hughes remained in a critical condition in hospital in Sydney, reaction from around the cricketing world was a mixture of shock and support. Here are some of the responses to the incident, in which Hughes was struck in the head by a bouncer dur

Phillip Hughes remained in a critical condition in hospital on Wednesday afternoon, nearly 24 hours after being struck in the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG

The sickening blow that struck Phillip Hughes is a reminder of the ever-present dangers associated with facing fast bowlers, even while wearing a helmet

Players from both South Australia and New South Wales have been offered counselling after the traumatic events that befell Phillip Hughes at the SCG

Phillip Hughes has undergone surgery and remains in a critical condition after suffering a sickening blow to the head during the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia at the SCG

Phillip Hughes conceded that his team found it difficult to deal with spin and reverse swing, after Australians crumbled to a 153-run loss against Pakistan A in Sharjah

Just two days after posting the highest total at Harare Sports Club, 350 against Zimbabwe, Australia's line-up were at it again, against a much stronger pack

He makes buckets of runs but cannot hold his place in the Test side. What needs to work for him going forward?

With an unbeaten 243, Phillip Hughes dominated proceedings once again as the second four-day game between Australia A and South Africa A ended in a draw