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It’s never a good idea to put your trust in a short ball’s behaviour. The preferred method is easier if you play the horizontal bat shot off the back foot as it’s more natural to move into the correct position

Despite being in the rich vein in form, the dark day arrived for Australia as the left-hander got a ball hit on the side of his head below the helmet during a domestic match. Playing a Shield game in Sydney, Hughes was hit when he missed an attempted hook, causing a cerebral haemorrhage. The batsman was unbeaten on 63 runs