Phillip Joel Hughes was an Australian Test and One Day International (ODI) cricketer who played domestic cricket for South Australia and Worcestershire. He was a left-handed opening batsman who played for two seasons with New South Wales before making his Test debut in 2009 at the age of 20. He made his One Day International Debut in 2013.
Hughes in 2010
Hughes in the nets
Ducking to a short ball that, according to critics, caused him problems in England.
Hughes at Northampton in July 2009
In the sport of cricket, a bouncer is a type of short-pitched delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler, which bounces once and then reaches the batter at head-height.
Graeme Swann evades a bouncer from Mitchell Johnson
Justin Langer spent time in hospital in 2006 after being struck in the head by a bouncer