Phillip Hughes has undergone surgery and remains in a critical condition after suffering a sickening blow to the head during the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia at the SCG

Hughes in critical condition after being hit by bouncer

Players from both South Australia and New South Wales have been offered counselling after the traumatic events that befell Phillip Hughes at the SCG

Distraught players offered counselling for Hughes blow

Sledging directed at Phillip Hughes and his batting partner Tom Cooper "in no way exacerbated the incident" in which Hughes was fatally injured, the inquest into the batsman's death has been told

New sledging claims appear at Hughes inquest

Phillip Hughes' batting partner Tom Cooper denied his team-mate was subjected to an "ungentlemanly" number of bouncers on the afternoon he was fatally injured in a Sheffield Shield match

Hughes short balls "not excessive"

The number of bouncers bowled to Phillip Hughes in his final innings will be among the issues addressed by the New South Wales Coronial inquest into his death

Hughes inquest to examine short balls

The shockwaves from the Phillip Hughes incident are so deep that many writers wonder how Australia will bounce back.

Australian cricket united in fear and grief

The sickening injury suffered by Phillip Hughes in a Sheffield Shield match on Tuesday sent shockwaves through the cricket world

After Hughes, batsmen will feel in a world of danger

South Australia

New South Wales

Sheffield Shield at Sydney, Nov 25-28 2014

New South Wales v South Australia

Sydney Cricket Ground

PJ Hughes

MJ Cosgrove

CJ Ferguson

TLW Cooper

TM Head

TP Ludeman

J Botha

JM Mennie

A Zampa

CJ Sayers

DJ Worrall

South Aust Innings

MA Starc

DE Bollinger

NM Lyon

SA Abbott

SR Watson

SNJ O'Keefe

NSW Bowling

South Aust 1th innings Partnerships

Sheffield Shield

Player Name		R	B
PJ Hughes	not out	63	161
MJ Cosgrove	caught	32	68
CJ Ferguson	caught †	28	41
TLW Cooper	not out	5	22
TM Head
TP Ludeman
J Botha
JM Mennie
A Zampa
CJ Sayers
DJ Worrall
Extras	(lb 6, w 1, nb 1)
Total	136(2 wkts; 48.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MA Starc	10	3	24	0	2.40 (1nb)
DE Bollinger	10	1	32	1	3.20 (1w)
NM Lyon	15	5	31	1	2.06
SA Abbott	9.3	3	29	0	3.05
SR Watson	3	1	5	0	1.66
SNJ O'Keefe	1	0	9	0	9.00

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
VIC	10	6	3	1	57.43
WA	10	5	1	4	49.84
NSW	10	5	3	2	47.26
QLD	10	4	5	1	38.99
TAS	10	2	6	2	27.61
SOA	10	2	6	2	24.91

Day 1

Others

South Aust Innings

Sheffield Shield