SYDNEY: Australian skipper Michael Clarke said on Saturday that he had asked Cricket Australia to retire Hughes’ One Day International number of 64 which they agreed to.
Michael Clarke in an emotional press conference said that the team was in deep pain at the death of Phillip Hughes.
Speaking on behalf of the Australian cricket team and support staff, a visibly upset Clarke spoke of Hughes’ parents and family and said: “We share in the deep pain that you’re feeling.
“Words cannot express the loss we all feel as a team right now,” he said.
“Things were always put into perspective when Hughesy said: ‘Where else would you rather be boys than playing cricket for your country?'” Clarke codes told in press briefing.
Hughes, 25, died on Thursday after staying coma for two days. He was knocked unconscious by bouncer which turns into massive bleeding on the brain while batting at a domestic match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Former skipper Ricky Ponting said it would take a miracle for them to be ready for next week’s Test.
Test players David Warner, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin and Nathan Lyon were at the Sydney Cricket Ground when the popular Hughes suffered the fatal injury during a Sheffield Shield match.
“Our dressing room will never be the same. We loved him and always will.”
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