Sickening injury here's wishing him a full recovery

 

Tbh it's not looking to good for him.. Although he is a fairly young blokey he might get the chance to play again IF he makes... Also spare a thought for the bowler.. I doubt very much he will ever be the same.. So Australia cricket has lost 2 good young blokes..

And they was only playing cricket.....makes you wonder does it not.......

 

Why are the helmets not more safe?
Like the gap at the front for example, never mind the sides

 

What an utterly shocking end to a promising young life

RIP Phil Hughes.

 

Very sad news, horrible to half hear it on the radio news as I was waking up

 

At only 25 too, terrible

 

Totally shocked taking the kids to school and hearing the news on the radio.

Very very sad, I still cant quite believe it

RIP Phil

 

I just hope it leads to huge improvements in batting helmets and their design. Yes it is a freak accident but the fact is the risk no matter how small needs to be eliminated altogether.

 

It's very sad and regrettable when somebody is lost in the persuit of a 'game' or other form of sport, even more so when they are so young.

However life is nothing without risk, and the acknowledgement of the risk and employment of suitable measures to mitigate the risk, are part of the game. It's impossible to completely eliminate risk. At what point do we say that any given activity is not worth the risk to life and limb?

We need people like Phil Hughes, and the Schumachers and Bianchis of the world to inspire more ordinary people like us. If it weren't for their like we would still be living in caves for fear of something bad beyond the doorway.

It's a dangerous world, let's be careful out there.

 

Great Post

 

I was shocked hearing this news. Really thought he'd pull through.

Such is the rarity of this, you never really entertain that someone would actually die being hit by the ball - no matter where it strikes.

Sobering.

 

Lad I was at school with died after being hit on the temple with a tennis ball in the playgroud.....

it doesn't take that much to do the damage.

 

According to the news, he was wearing a 2013 helmet. The 2014 version is more protective around the area he was hit, but they stated the was no guarantee that what happened could or would have been prevented by them.

 

For sure. The pressure points are the vulnerable areas.

But you just don't think it'll happen, regardless (despite the fact that it can, quite easily).

Poor Mr Hughes was indeed that 1 in 100,000 (or whatever the odds may be).

 

Tragic. A freak accident but shows you just how dangerous cricket is. Rip Phil Hughes.

 

R.I.P Phil Hughes ...

 

I never got over my fear of the hard ball (for catching), whilst at school.

I've since not tried to catch one as a 'man'... Be interesting to find out if the fear has gone.

 

Tragic outcome for everyone concerned.

 

Just awful, R.I.P.

 

But you can't eliminate all risk - simply implement sensible precautions

You can't "legislate" out freak accidents - by their very nature they are out of the ordinary, unpredictable, unforeseeable "freak" in fact

 

I understand that Hodgy but how many times do you see a batsman duck out of a bouncer and turn his head away exposing the side/back of his head. It was only a matter of time before someone was going to get hit like that and that's what I was getting at. They need to review the helmet design to see how far they can extend it to cover that exposed area when the head is turned away from a bouncer.

 

Sure, I understand - and agree, look at ways to improve the helmets



I just get worried when people start talking about banning bouncers etc

You then start changing the essence of the game

 

Absolutely stunned by this! Such a young man playing the game he loved. Rip!

As regards the changes etc people are calling for, this is a complete freak accident. Too many changes will change the future of the sport. For example Ice Hockey, the keeper wears a full face helmet, with kneck protection. And unfortunatly at the wrong time, position etc a throat or two have been caught with the ski's slitting their throat.

As above really, a freak accident which will probably never happen again in the history of cricket! A game I love and am deeply saddened by it's lose!

 

In no way do I think bouncers need banning and that was never meant as part of my suggestion to eliminate the risk, I was talking purely about helmet design.