Phillip Hughes family criticise cricketers' 'memory failure' over sledgingGETTY IMAGES Australian fast bowler Doug Bollinger denies sledging Phillip Hughes with a threat to kill before the former test opener was felled by a bouncer. REUTERS An inquest into the death of leading Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes was held in Sydney this week. GETTY IMAGES The father of Phillip Hughes, Gregory Hughes, hugs a mourner after carrying the coffin during the Funeral Service for Phillip Hughes on December 3, 2014. Bollinger denies saying the words but Phillip Hughes' brother, Jason Hughes, said two players told him of the sledge. "The evidence shows that the play in the lead-up to Phillip Hughes' death did not increase the risk of injury," Ms Stern said.
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