November 27, 2025 10:34 PM
Remembering Phil Hughes: 11 years on, cricket still learns “how hard the cricket ball is”
November 25, 2014. A warm spring afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia ambled toward tea, the crowd half-dozing under a pale Sydney sun. Sean Abbott marked out his run. Twenty-two years old, quick, hungry, one of the bright young fast bowlers tipped for higher honours. He turned, gathered himself, and started his approach; long, rhythmic strides building speed across the outfield. The ball left his hand at close to 140 km/...
