We mourn the passing of Australian test cricketer Phil Hughes.
The 25-year old was struck on the neck while attempting to hook a short delivery in a Sheffield Shield game on Tuesday. The blow ruptured an artery and Hughes did not regain consciousness after collapsing on the field. He died in hospital two days later. The cricket world is devastated by his loss.
The death of any young person is a horrible tragedy. Our universal sadness when a public person dies reminds us we are all connected in some way. My heart goes out to his parents and family. To lose a child must rip out the will to go on. And to see it happen again and again on TV must intensify their pain a hundredfold.