As the entire Australia mourned the death of Phillip Hughes, the front pages of all the national dailies on Friday paid rich tribute to the young batsman, who succumbed to his head injuries yesterday that he sustained during a domestic match.
Hughes died in a Sydney hospital on Thursday after being hit by a bouncer in a domestic match on Tuesday. The incident plunged Australia as well as the whole world into grief.
Sydney Morning Herald, devoted 12 pages to the tragic story, and had a headline that read: "The nation shares the agony of an innings cut short" on its front page.
It added: "A bright talent, 63 not out forever," referring to the score Hughes was on when he was hit by a bouncer from Sean Abbott.
"The tragic notion of an athlete dying young is etched deeply into our sports-loving nation," an editorial said.
"Cricket, especially, binds us, its lore passed through families. For us, Hughes remains forever young, smiling, batting with abandon, sprinting between wickets, punching the air in jubilation –a little bloke off the farm chasing his dream of wearing the Baggy Green.
Hughes died in a Sydney hospital on Thursday after being hit by a bouncer in a domestic match on Tuesday. The incident plunged Australia as well as the whole world into grief.
Sydney Morning Herald, devoted 12 pages to the tragic story, and had a headline that read: "The nation shares the agony of an innings cut short" on its front page.
It added: "A bright talent, 63 not out forever," referring to the score Hughes was on when he was hit by a bouncer from Sean Abbott.
"The tragic notion of an athlete dying young is etched deeply into our sports-loving nation," an editorial said.
"Cricket, especially, binds us, its lore passed through families. For us, Hughes remains forever young, smiling, batting with abandon, sprinting between wickets, punching the air in jubilation –a little bloke off the farm chasing his dream of wearing the Baggy Green.
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