Never Forgotten: Cricketing world remembers Phil Hughes on third death anniversary
Members of the Australian team wore black armbands in memory and honour Hughes during the first Ashes test in Brisbane.
Three years ago today, cricket witnessed one of its biggest tragedies - the deat of Phillip Hughes. The young Australian died on on November 27 2014, two days after he was hit in the neck by a bouncer while playing Sheffield Shield cricket at the SCG.
He was three days short of his 26th birthday.
The outpouring of grief, tributes and emotion at the time was like nothing Australian or even world cricket had ever seen before.
On Monday, even as Australia celebrated beating England in the first Ashes test in Brisbane, Phil Hughes was on everyone's mind.
David Warner looked towards the sky when he reached 63 not out, the same tally that Hughes had amassed when he was fatally struck during a Sheffield Shield match in 2014, during Australia’s second innings on Monday.
Members of the Australian team wore black armbands in memory and honour of the boy from Macksville.
Players and fans from around the world paid tribute to Phil Hughes.