As Australia named their playing XI for the match, pacer Josh Hazlewood
was listed as the 12th man and the players wanted to include Hughes'
name as the 13th man in the list.
Ten days back, cricket world struck by tragedy when Hughes passed away after failing to recover being hit by a Sean Abbott bouncer in a Sheffield Shield game. An entire nation went into mourning.
As the on-field action commenced today, it was all about celebrating the life of the ever-smiling Hughes with everyone present at the Adelaide Oval applauding in unison for exactly 63 seconds.
Incidentally, Hughes was batting on 63 when he was struck by Abbott's bouncer.
As a mark of respect, both teams wore black arm-bands. The entire Australian side had '408' inscribed in their white jerseys. The number is significant as Hughes was the 408th cricketer to play in Tests for Australia.
Ten days back, cricket world struck by tragedy when Hughes passed away after failing to recover being hit by a Sean Abbott bouncer in a Sheffield Shield game. An entire nation went into mourning.
As the on-field action commenced today, it was all about celebrating the life of the ever-smiling Hughes with everyone present at the Adelaide Oval applauding in unison for exactly 63 seconds.
Incidentally, Hughes was batting on 63 when he was struck by Abbott's bouncer.
As a mark of respect, both teams wore black arm-bands. The entire Australian side had '408' inscribed in their white jerseys. The number is significant as Hughes was the 408th cricketer to play in Tests for Australia.
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