Phillip Hughes

[julesjones]

Like a good many other people, I was shocked by the accident on Monday that left young Australian cricketer Philip Hughes in a coma, and horrified by the news this morning that he had died. Not just for him, and for his family, but also for Sean Abbott, who bowled what should have been a perfectly routine bouncer, only to see his friend fall and never get up again.

Kalypso_v has written a moving post. As she says at the end, "If you pray, pray for Phillip Hughes's family, and for Sean Abbott."

Comments

[carl-allery.livejournal.com]

Only heard about this today. Very sad and I hope that Abbott can eventually move on from this. Sadly I think just one of those combinations of circumstances that will eventually happen in a game that millions of people play.

[julesjones]

Yes. Hughes and Abbott were just terribly, terribly unlucky, in a way that might only happen once in a million games, but if enough games are played...