For two years the NSW cricketer has maintained his silence on what happened that day at the SCG. NRL Grand Final 2020: Phil Gould, Channel 9 commentary, bias... SAS Australia: Candice Warner, Sonny Bill Williams, toilet t... NRL Grand Final 2020: Cameron Smith, classy gesture, pre-gam... NRL Grand Final 2020: Storm, dirty tactics, dodgy, cheating,... 2020 Portuguese F1 Grand Prix Live: Lewis Hamilton Michael S... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. The Coroner has now released that statement publicly. Picture: AFPSource:Supplied. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. But Abbott said he did not remember such sledging. “These feelings stayed with me for the next few days.”. When Sean Abbott made his Sheffield Shield debut for New South Wales in 2011, one of the team-mates who welcomed the quiet teenager into the fold was Philip Hughes. This is also known as Online Behavioural Advertising. Spare a thought for Sean Abbott.". "Once in the changing room, I felt confused and upset," Abbott said. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Hughes died aged 25 from a haemorrhage in the brain, two days after being hit on the neck during a domestic match in Sydney on 25 November, 2014. He was a tough competitor. Day was not cross examined on his statement. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. Former Australia Test bowler Shane Warne said: "Good to see him back enjoying his cricket and taking wickets.". “Whilst I was at the gathering at Sydney Cricket Ground, I was with a group of players sitting where the players’ seats are in the home dressing room,” Day said in the statement released this afternoon, adding that Bollinger was among the players in the group. Fast bowlers the world over have been lining up to tell him: this was not your fault. “Once in the change room I felt confused and upset, I had a headache. Been a tough week for everyone but this bloke has a genuine heart of gold and has fought hard this week to come back and bowl again. The cricketing world rallied around 22-year-old Abbott , … “When I had the opportunity I approached Jason Hughes and I said words to the effect of ‘Doug Bollinger just told me that he sledged them by saying he was going to kill them’. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Get all the latest from Jermaine and the team. “It was all a bit of a blur and I felt like I was in a bit of a daze. His first call was to his mother and sisters. In the brief, sad statement tabled in evidence to the inquest, which is being attended by Hughes’ family, Abbott said he felt confused, in a daze, upset and “super tired” for days after the freak incident. He was even being talked about as an outside contender for a place in the World Cup squad early next year. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? "Cricket Australia kindly asks that the privacy of the Hughes family, players and staff be respected.". English commentator Simon Hughes copped heavy criticism after his inappropriate remark for Sean Abbott during the BT Sports coverage of Friday’s T20 International between Australia and Pakistan. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. ", Sean Abbott recorded his best ever bowling performance in his first match following the, Australia are also playing their first match. since Hughes's death, the delayed opening Test against India at Adelaide. "Phil was admired and respected by all he played with and against and will never be forgotten by the cricket community. In September, Abbott was at a national performance camp when the call came through from Rod Marsh, summoning him for international duty. The Australian Cricketers’ Association said Abbott was being “monitored closely”. The inquest has heard that Hughes died from a subarachnoid haemorrhage after his vertebral artery was severely damaged when the ball that struck him in the neck lifted and rotated his head. “I got into a few bad habits when I first started and quickly had to get rid of those,” he admitted recently. Messages of support have flooded in for Australian bowler Sean Abbott who delivered the ball which struck batsman Phillip Hughes on the head. "To do what he did today showed the character that he has got as well. "I felt the game that day was being played within the laws and spirit of cricket," he said. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. He said he did not recall many elements of the day, such as the lunch session before the fatal incident, or whether he bowled fast or slow. He sat and had a coffee with Steve Waugh. Well done mate proud of you. "He was probably one of the guys who handled the situation better than some of the other guys. He described how he ran to the end of the pitch and held Hughes’ head after the batsman’s collapse. It was a fantastic fourth-day performance. For now, his fellow cricketers are supporting him as best they can. This was followed up with: "Please spare a thought for Sean Abbott too. “I remained on the field until after Phillip was placed on the medicab and then returned to the change room. The inquest continued on its third day of hearings on Wednesday in Sydney. I felt super tired. “I do not recall any particular instructions ... about the period after lunch,” he said. Nathan Lyon put an arm around him. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. At one stage, Doug Bollinger said words to the effect of: ‘One of my sledges was ‘I am going to kill you’. NSW coach Trevor Bayliss praised Abbott's "character" and said the team were "over the moon" for the player. The inquest has heard Hughes' death was "inevitable" from the moment he was struck by a cricket ball. Hughes burst onto the international scene by scoring 115 and 160 against South Africa in just his second Test, Hughes, playing here in a tour match against Sussex, is well known to English fans after spells with Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcestershire, Hughes played the final three Tests of the 2010/11 Ashes series, including Australia's sole victory at Perth, Hughes has scored over 800 ODI runs at an average of 35.91, with two hundreds, In last summer's Ashes series Hughes scored 81* at Trent Bridge as part of a 10th wicket partnership of 163 with the debutant Ashton Agar, Hughes's most recent Test outing was the Lords test of the 2013 Ashes series, Hughes has scored 1535 runs in 26 Test appearances at an average of 32.65, Despite making his Test debut in 2009 Hughes is still just 25 - he has played 114 First Class matches and scored 26 centuries, He hasn't played in the Test side for over a year but Hughes has recently made a strong case for a recall, scoring 243* for Australia 'A' against South Africa 'A' in August, Although he has been absent from the Test line-up, Hughes recently regained his place in the One Day side for series against Pakistan and South Africa.
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