November 2014

I write the following with no shortage of trepidation and uncertainty, because even though I am expressing personal thoughts on Phillip Hughes, I know I don’t belong in his story, and nor do I have any interest in inserting myself into it. I never met Hughes, but like so many others I feel an almost…

63 Not. In an everyday house, on a suburban street A 30 year old boy tries to sleep Stirred by what he’s seen today An unknown force keeps his mind at play.   Life is a cruel and mysterious game One that man has struggled to tame. Many try to climb so high And can fall so suddenly in front of our eyes.   63 not, the…

It’s been an emotionally tough week for sports fans. Like the rest of Australia, we at The Public Apology are still reeling from the tragic incident which left the young talented cricketer, Phil Hughes, hospitalised and in a critical condition. We are saddened and genuinely quite shell-shocked. While we wait for an update on his condition, we have…

Yesterday, we were given a stark reminder that cricket is a dangerous game – and that opening batsmen are indeed the bravest of all cricketers. During an innocuous Shield game on Tuesday, Phil Hughes was struck on the head by a bouncer that was described as ‘routine’. Today, he remains in a critical condition at St…