Phil Hughes in critical condition after being hit by bouncer

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swannsong wrote:A very sad incident indeed.
R.I.P. Phillip Hughes.

When I read that it took 30 minutes for an ambulance...and then they call for a helicopter...you can't help but think a quicker response time might have changed the outcome...but we'll never know.
I guess there should also be concern about crowd safety when the ball sails over the fence with a big six.
Also, when fielders are in short with helmets on they nearly always turn their backs and expose the same head region when a shot is played toward them.
We have become ridiculously risk averse (thanks to the American legal system where it's always someone else's fault) and I would imagine that the last thing Phil Hughes would want, would be to change the game over what is just a freak accident.
I wasn't even thinking of legal implications, was only thinking of Phil Hughes and others that might be in that situation.

Looking back on my goalkeeping years, putting my head down to make a save at the feet of forwards I'm surprised I still have my teeth and only suffered abroken nose once. :O
It's actually quite worrying the positions-situations we can find ourselves in just to play the various sports we love....
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I broke my nose keeping too.
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swannsong wrote:
Nice One Cyril wrote:
swannsong wrote:A very sad incident indeed.
R.I.P. Phillip Hughes.

When I read that it took 30 minutes for an ambulance...and then they call for a helicopter...you can't help but think a quicker response time might have changed the outcome...but we'll never know.
I guess there should also be concern about crowd safety when the ball sails over the fence with a big six.
Also, when fielders are in short with helmets on they nearly always turn their backs and expose the same head region when a shot is played toward them.
We have become ridiculously risk averse (thanks to the American legal system where it's always someone else's fault) and I would imagine that the last thing Phil Hughes would want, would be to change the game over what is just a freak accident.
I wasn't even thinking of legal implications, was only thinking of Phil Hughes and others that might be in that situation.

Looking back on my goalkeeping years, putting my head down to make a save at the feet of forwards I'm surprised I still have my teeth and only suffered abroken nose once. :O
It's actually quite worrying the positions-situations we can find ourselves in just to play the various sports we love....
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Inquiry found - An accident and no one to blame.

I get the impression this isn't what the family wanted to hear, but to me it seemed it was an accidental death.

But I do wonder what would happen if a person in a sporting situation was reckless (or on purpose looking to harm) in their actions on a sporting field and caused the death of an opposition player :?:

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I wonder how much that inquiry cost to tell us what anyone who even basically understands cricket knew on the day.
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God is an Englishman wrote:I wonder how much that inquiry cost to tell us what anyone who even basically understands cricket knew on the day.
I was thinking the same thing.

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