Phillip Hughes - 10 years on
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
It’s been 10 years since the death of former Australia player Phillip Hughes. The 25 year old passed away after being struck on the neck by a short ball during a Sheffield Shield match.
It was a tragedy which sent shock waves across the cricketing world and the anniversary is being marked with commemorations throughout Australia.
In a special tribute ABC commentator Andrew Moore speaks with Tom Cooper who was Hughes’s batting partner that fateful day, legendary fast bowler Glenn McGrath and former Australia coach Darren Lehmann who reveals Hughes was set to be told about an international recall the day he died.
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| 0:53.7 | It's been 10 years since the death of former Australian cricketer Philip Hughes. |
| 0:59.9 | The 25-year-old passed away after being struck on the neck by a short ball during a Sheffield Shield match. |
| 1:03.6 | It was a tragedy which sent shockwaves across the cricketing world and the anniversary is being marked with commemorations throughout Australia. |
| 1:08.4 | During the Adelaide test, players are wearing black armbands, |
| 1:11.8 | and a film celebrating Philip Hughes's life was shown before the game began. Our colleagues on ABC |
| 1:17.1 | Grandstand have also been marking the anniversary with a tribute presented by Andrew Moore. |
| 1:22.2 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. We remember the life of Phil Hughes, who 10 years ago was lost to the game after a tragic |
| 1:33.7 | on-field accident. |
| 1:35.2 | He bowled a bouncer. |
| 1:36.5 | It hit Phil Hughes. |
| 1:37.8 | Not 100% sure exactly where the impact was, but as soon as it did, he started to look |
| 1:43.4 | a little dazed and then he |
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