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Remember Phillip Hughes

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As ever, in the face of terrible tragedies, the questions overwhelm: Why ...  how ...  why ...   why ...  WHY? And as ever, the answers don't remotely satisfy. How can a healthy young man, engaged in the passion of his life, among the world's best at his craft, while wearing protective equipment ...  still be mortally felled by what seemed a relatively innocuous ball?
It defies explanation, for there are no answers worthy of the name. As I wrote on Thursday morning, it seems more a matter of mathematics than mayhem. That is, if players engage in an activity where there is a one-in-10 million chance of mortal injury ...  10 million times ...  then it stands to reason that every few decades someone will be the victim of colossal catastrophe through the fault of no one.
I further noted that while optimism is in the very nature of sport -- the ingrained belief that out of every loss some good must come – in the case of Phillip Hughes this is proved wrong, as from such a thing as this there is only tragedy from which there is no comeback. But maybe I was wrong.
Right now, amid the devastation, there is strong discussion among the Australian cricket community about whether next week's Test against India should go ahead. Would it be disrespectful to play it? Would the players even be capable of concentrating on a mere game in the face of losing such a cherished teammate in such circumstances? The last part is for them to decide.


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