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An emotional Michael Clarke has broken down while remembering his team mate and close friend Phillip Hughes.
The Australian cricket captain, who was visibly overcome with grief and sorrow, choked up as he addressed the media this morning, reading a deeply heartfelt statement on behalf of his team.
“Words cannot express the loss we all feel as a team right now. To Greg, Virginia, Jason and Megan, we share in the deep pain that you’re feeling,” a tearful Michael said.
Cricketer Phillip Hughes has died
“Apart from when he was home on the farm with his beloved cattle, Hughesy was at his happiest playing cricket for his country with his mates.
The 25-year-old batsman died two days after suffering a severe head injury when he was struck in the back of the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match.
“Things were always put into perspective when Hughes said ‘where else would you rather be, boys, but playing cricket for your country?’
“We are going to miss that cheeky grin, and that twinkle in his eye. He epitomised what the Baggy Green is about and what it means to us all.
Tributes flood in for cricketer Phillip Hughes
“The world lost one of its great blokes this week and we are all poorer for it. Our promise to Hughes’s family is that we will do everything we can to honour his memory.
“Last night I asked Cricket Australia if Hughes’s Australian one-day international shirt number, 64, could be retired, to which they agreed. That means so much.
“His legacy of trying to improve each and every day will drive us for the rest of our lives. We’d like to thank everyone, both here and overseas, for the touching tributes to Hughesy in recent days.
“Our dressing room will never be the same. We loved him, and always will. Rest in peace, Brussy.
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