In 2014, Darren Lehmann answered the phone with news that would bear one of the most tragic moments in Australian sport. In a time when Australia is now searching for a Test opener, Phil Hughes should have been entering the twilight of his Test career. 10 years on from Hughes' death, it still hits home for many in the cricket world.
A decade on from the death of Phillip Hughes, former coach Darren Lehmann pays a touching tribute to 'a great young man'A decade on from the death of Phillip Hughes, former coach Darren Lehmann pays a touching tribute to 'a great young man'10 years have passed since the death of Phillip Joel Hughes
Lehmann, more affectionately known as 'Boof', played 27 Tests and 117 One Day Internationals for Australia and has joined ABC Sport's Grandstand cricket commentary team this summer.. "He was just about to get announced back in the side before the tragic incident at the SCG," Lehmann said."When he played those hundreds in South Africa, the young Phillip Hughes, it was just taking the game on against gun bowlers. Dale Steyn ... those sorts of players that were unbelievable."And I think then he understood as you get older, what you need to do to succeed.Steve Smith was among many to salute to Hughes in the sky during the First Test match in Adelaide in 2014.
"It was quite a sombre sort of Test match, but it was a Test match we thought we had to play for Phillip." "He loved life full stop. He did everything to get back into the side, he made every post a winner. It would've been nice to see him play just one more Test match."A decade on, it's still a memory that cuts through to Australians, something Lehmann says had become bigger than sport.#PutOutYourBats, a sacred number 408 , and '63 not out forever' to prevent those that may look to cash in on the death, while the number 64 shirt has been retired.
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