SYDNEY - An inquest into the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes opened Monday with his family and sport chiefs hopeful some good can come out of the tragedy. His death -- a freak accident -- stunned Australia and the world cricket community, sparking an outpouring of grief. A spokesman for the Hughes family, his former manager James Henderson, said in a brief statement it would be a "very, very, very difficult week". An independent review into Hughes' death, ordered by Cricket Australia, has already been carried out and recommended earlier this year that helmets be compulsory for batsmen and fielders near the wicket. Lawyer David Curtain, who conducted the review, said even if Hughes had been wearing the newer model, it would not have saved him.

Source: Bangkok Post October 09, 2016 23:48 UTC