THE shocking injury that felled first-class batsman Phil Hughes during a Sheffield Shield game in Sydney on Tuesday and sees him remain in hospital in a critical condition has stunned the cricket world and the wider community.
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The first priority must be on wishing Hughes a timely and full recovery from his head injury as doctors care for him.
But it is also important that as we await the outcome of Hughes’ surgery on Tuesday night that the messages of ongoing support for the cricketer’s family, his teammates and opponents are encouraged and promoted.
Hundreds of thousands of people enjoy cricket, both as spectators of the first-class game and as players themselves.
Few would believe a sport that provides such enjoyment for so many might also be the source of such a serious injury and the related sadness and worry.
Professional sporting organisations are familiar with the need at a time like this to ensure players and team personnel, as well as their families, have the support to cope with the seriousness of the situation and the uncertainty of the outcome.
There will come a time to look at the situation that led to the injury to determine if something different might have been done, but now is not that time.
