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ADELAIDE: Michael Clarke was Monday passed fit to lead Australia in the emotional opening Test against India in Adelaide, with the late Phillip Hughes symbolically named 13th man.

ADELAIDE: Australia's cricketers face the most difficult match of their lives Tuesday when they take to the field for the first time since the tragic death of teammate Phillip Hughes.

DUBAI: Pakistan and New Zealand dedicated the trophy for their two Twenty20 matches in the Dubai starting on Thursday in memory of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes who died last week.

DUBAI: The chief executive of the International Cricket Council said Sunday it was "unlikely" rules on the bowling of bouncers would be tightened despite the tragic death of Phillip Hughes.

SYDNEY: Players and politicians expressed shock and grounds fell silent on Thursday as the cricket world plunged into mourning after the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.

SHARJAH: The second day play of a test match between Pakistan and New Zealand was suspended on Thursday in Sharjah after a shocking death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes who died today after head injuries he sustained when hit by a bouncer in a domestic game this week, ARY News reported.

SYDNEY: Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died Thursday from a head injury after a sickening on-field blow in one of the highest-profile sporting fatalities since the death of Formula One great Ayrton Senna.

SYDNEY: Australian batsman Philip Hughes, who had suffered a fractured skull and suffered catastrophic bleeding in his brain after when he was hit by a bouncer in a domestic game this week, succumbed to his injuries today, ARY News reported Thursday.