“We are thankful to the sponsors who have decided to dedicate the trophy in memory of Hughes as a mark of respect”
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It has been announced that Pakistan and New Zealand have dedicated their Twenty20 series trophy to Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.
“Rest in peace my little brother”
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Below is a transcript of Australia captain Michael Clarke’s touching tribute to his “little brother” Phillip Hughes.
Members of the Vatican cricket team attend a memorial Mass held in honour of Hughes
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The Vatican cricket team held a memorial Mass in Rome in honour of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes on the eve of his funeral.
In addition to being a pall bearer, Clarke will also deliver a tribute to Hughes during the funeral
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will be one of the pall bearers at batsman Phillip Hughes’ funeral, which will be held in his hometown of Macksville at 2pm on December 3.
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“Hopefully we can put it to bed today”
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has insisted that there is no more bad blood between him and his successor, Michael Clarke.
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“This is not the way I wanted my England career to end”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has finally broken his silence over the heated dispute he had with batsman Kevin Pietersen last summer during the national team’s home series against South Africa.
Pietersen was embarrassed by the whole situation
England batsman Kevin Pietersen’s brother-in-law Samuel Taylor has been arrested by British police for possession of a sawn-off shotgun, imitation firearms and cannabis.
Botha believes it is key for Lyon to maintain his composure
South Africa spinner Johan Botha believes Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon is being buried under the constant flow of information about his bowling technique, and added that he must keep his cool ahead of the first Test against the Proteas in Brisbane on November 9.
