Phil Hughes - Five Years On

[howardj]

Important to remember today's anniversary of a promising, young international cricketer passing away on the field of play in a FC game

He embodied the future.

He was young, had a flourishing back lift, and was on the verge of a Test recall.

Forever young.

One of the good things to emerge from this horrible day was the extra protection on the back of helmets

Vale, Phil Hughes.

 

[mr_mister]

RIP to a legend

I'm so confident he would have eventually cracked test cricket properly. Too talented not too and was only 25 after all

Still so sad

 

[Burgey]

Worst thing was having this 3/4 written before he passed, given the nature oh his injury, and hoping for a miracle so it wouldn’t need uploading

A Life Too Short. A Life Well Played | Cricket Web

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

63* forever.

We miss you Phillip,

From a fellow country boy.

 

[BoyBrumby]

****ing sucks, eh. Poor wee bugger. I can't believe it's been five years already.

I've kept my avatar as a kind of permanent tribute. Vale Phil.

 

[andmark]

This was one of the first deaths of a sportsperson which really got to me. I remember being woken to the news of it and immediately knowing it was going to be one of the biggest tragedies and incidents in the history of the sport. It became sadder when Richie Benaud did the speech over that video at a memorial service (I think) for Hughes in one of his last public appearances (for lack of a better word) with Benaud's typical class. The two deaths are rather intertwined for me in that regard. RIP.

 

[GIMH]

Took me two days to open this thread because I still don't like to think about it. Feel guilty whenever I watch 09 Ashes highlights.

I was alone a long way from home when this happened so that probably played a part, but like so many on here his death just shook me up something rotten.

I love the Anglo-Oz cricket rivalry, its one of the best things in sport, but within it there's a deep level of respect and understanding. Felt like we'd lost one of our own.

Sorry for the ramble. Can't believe it's been five years poor fella, such a tragedy.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I remember watching what had happened while I was at work that day and then sitting at my desk for quite a while trying to take in what I'd seen. It looked so awful and, of course, the news became worse over the following days. A tragedy for his family and the cricketing community, and a reminder of how quickly things can change through something as simple as bad luck.