Social media littered with thoughts and concerns for seriously hurt batsman
Cricket family's tributes for Hughes
Update
The cricket community worldwide is in mourning today following the death of Phillip Joel Hughes, aged 25.
Cricket Australia announced the news with a statement from team doctor Peter Brukner.
Read more here.
Earlier
As news filtered through of the seriousness of Phillip Hughes's situation in Sydney, the cricket world was quick to throw their support behind the 25-year-old on social media.
Cricket fans are welcome to leave their messages of support in the comments below.
Related: The latest on Phillip's condition
Our thoughts and prayers are with phil and his family! He is a great fighter and a great young man!
— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann) November 25, 2014
Thoughts and prayers for my little mate Phillip Hughes, his family and all involved at the SCG today.
— Michael Di Venuto (@MjDiVa5) November 25, 2014
Feel sick to my stomach for Hughesy. Hope you are okay brus.
— Kane Richardson (@KWRichardson23) November 25, 2014
Thoughts with Phil Hughes from this side of the Tasman, team @CricketAus ^RI
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 25, 2014
Appreciate all the messages. Our thoughts are with Phil & his family. Phil has been taken to hospital & we will have an update once we hear
— West End Redbacks (@WestEndRedbacks) November 25, 2014
Best wishes to Test hopeful & SA batsman Phil Hughes who is in some trouble after being hit by a bouncer at the SCG
— WACA (@waca_cricket) November 25, 2014
Sending our thoughts to Phil Hughes & @WestEndRedbacks after he was hit in the head by a bouncer- we hope he is ok #cricketfamily
— Cricket Tasmania (@crickettas) November 25, 2014
All the best to Phil Hughes from everyone at the MCG. Thoughts are with both the @WestEndRedbacks & @CricketNSWBlues
— Victoria Bushrangers (@bushrangers) November 25, 2014
Play has been abandoned for the day here at the @scg. We'll bring you more on Phil Hughes condition when it comes to light #BupaSS
— NSW Blues (@CricketNSWBlues) November 25, 2014
Have just seen the news about Phil Hughes which deeply saddens me. Something all cricketers fear. Thoughts are with him and his family.
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) November 25, 2014
Feeling for Phil Hughes after being hit. He is not in a good way! Stay strong @seanabbott77 .. Not your fault young man. #BupaSS #NSWvSA
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) November 25, 2014
Cmon little mate #thoughtswithhughesy
— Jamie Cox (@jamiecox1969) November 25, 2014
Thoughts are with Phil Hughes.. Terrible to see and just shows how dangerous our game can be..
— James Muirhead (@Jimmy07Muirhead) November 25, 2014
Have just read what has happened in Syd. Thoughts are with Phil & fam. A scary reminder how dangerous our game can be. #ThoughtsWithHughesy
— Michael Hill (@MichaelHill33) November 25, 2014
Gut Wrenching news about Hughsey, our thoughts at home are with him and the @WestEndRedbacks boys.
— Alex Ross (@ARoss49) November 25, 2014
Wishing Hughes all the best and hoping the @WestEndRedbacks boys are ok! The boys at home thinking of ya!
— Jake Lehmann (@JLehmann71) November 25, 2014
Shocking news. Thoughts are with Phil Hughes and his family.. Get well soon mate
— Jono Dean (@JonoDean33) November 25, 2014
Thoughts are with little Huey. Absolute champion of a bloke! Fingers crossed your ok brother
— Chris Lynn (@lynny50) November 25, 2014
Our thoughts and prayers are with #PhillipHughes and his family, @WestEndRedbacks @CricketNSWBlues and the cricket family. #loveourSCG
— Sydney Cricket Grnd (@scg) November 25, 2014
Everyone at @BigBashLeague thinking of @StrikersBBL batsman Phil Hughes, who is now in hospital in Sydney: http://t.co/IJmLEZqoyT
— Big Bash League (@BigBashLeague) November 25, 2014
Absolutely shocked about Phil Hughes!!! Thoughts are with him and his family!!!
— Jessica Cameron (@Jess_cameron27) November 25, 2014
Our thoughts go out to Hughes's and family, players involved A terrible thing to witness. @CricketAus @CricketNSWBlues @WestEndRedbacks
— CraigMcDermott (@c_mcdermott328) November 25, 2014
Sad to hear about Phil Hughes, thoughts are with him and his family
— Meg Lanning (@meglanning7) November 25, 2014
Sad to hear about my little mate Hughsey. Thoughts go out to him and his family. Stay strong brother! X
— Peter Siddle (@petersiddle403) November 25, 2014
Thoughts and prayers go out to Phil Hughes and his Family. 🙏
— JP Duminy (@jpduminy21) November 25, 2014
Thoughts are with Hughesy, hope the great man is ok.
— Luke Ronchi (@ronchi04) November 25, 2014
Thinking of you mate! Hope everything is ok with u Hughesy
— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) November 25, 2014
Thoughts with Phil Hughes and his family.
— Steven Finn (@finnysteve) November 25, 2014
Thoughts are with Phil Hughes. Get Well buddy. 🙌🙌
— Wayne Parnell (@WayneParnell) November 25, 2014
Thoughts are with Phil Hughes and his family.
— Ian Bell (@Ian_Bell) November 25, 2014
Thoughts and prayers go out to Phil Hughes, his family,friends and teammates. He's a tough boy! Staying positive! #Hope #Faith
— mark boucher (@markb46) November 25, 2014
Get well soon Phil Hughes @CricketAus , from all of us here @ZimCricketv
— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) November 25, 2014
Our thoughts and prayers are with Phil Hughes, his family and friends. Get well soon! @CricketAus
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) November 25, 2014
Thoughts, prayers & best wishes from the Fairfax Radio cricket commentary team for Phil Hughes & his family. We hope for a speedy recovery.
— Cricket Talkback (@CricketTalkback) November 25, 2014
Sad to hear about Phil Hughes, thoughts are with him and his family, Hope he makes a full and speedy recovery. #CricketFamily @CricketAus
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) November 25, 2014
Thoughts & prayers go out to Phil Hughes with that horrible incident. Hoping for a speedy recovery
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) November 25, 2014
Very scary to hear about Hughesy. Thoughts and prayers. #ThoughtsWithHughesy
— James Bazley (@James_Bazley) November 25, 2014
Thoughts and prayers for Phil Hughes and his family. We sit silently and pray he recovers from this.
— Damien Martyn (@dmartyn30) November 25, 2014
Thoughts and prayers with Phil Hughes all the way. Fight it out mate. You are a top man. All the strength goes out to you and your family.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 25, 2014
Thoughts are with my little mate Hughsy and his family. He is a fighter and a champion and he will get through this. Praying for you buddy.
— David Warner (@davidwarner31) November 25, 2014
Please everyone, pray Hughesy is ok. Everyone please keep him in mind over the next day or two and will him to get through this. #comeonphil
— Jason Krejza (@JK404) November 25, 2014
Just woke to the Devastating news about Phil Hughes... Thoughts are with his family... #CricketFamily
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 25, 2014
My thoughts are with Phil Hughes and his family!!!
— Cameron White (@CameronWhite152) November 25, 2014
Thoughts and prayers with Phil Hughes and his family tonight, fight hard mate Baggy Green style.
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) November 25, 2014
Can't believe it. Thoughts are with Phil Hughes his family and team mates. Get well mate.
— John Hastings (@johnhastings194) November 25, 2014
Awful news about Phil Hughes. Sickening to hear. Praying for him and his family.
— James Anderson (@jimmy9) November 25, 2014
Thoughts of the entire cricket community are with Philip Hughes now.
— ICC Media (@ICCMediaComms) November 25, 2014
Our thoughts are with Phillip Hughes & his family. Wishing him a quick & full recovery.
— Glenn McGrath (@glennmcgrath11) November 25, 2014
Prayers are with Phillip Hughes and his family! @WestEndRedbacks appreciate the messages of support and are sticking together!
— Chadd Sayers (@Chaddsayers27) November 25, 2014
Just got to know abt the injury to phil Hughes. Wishing him speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family #faith
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 25, 2014
What horrible news to wake up to! Thoughts and prayers with #PhilHughes and his family! #staystrong
— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) November 25, 2014
Still in shock over Phil Hughes. How quickly life can change! Thoughts & prayers tonight. One of the nicest blokes in the game.
— Michael Slater (@mj_slats) November 25, 2014
My heartfelt thoughts are with Phil Hughes & his family during this horrible time - never give up! Same to my Ump mates & the players!
— Paul Wilson (@blockerwilson) November 25, 2014
Awful news about Phil Hughes. Fight hard, everyone's thoughts are with you and your family.
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) November 25, 2014
Just heard the news about Phil Hughes, thoughts & prayers are with you & your family. Hang in there buddy, we are all fighting with u !!!
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) November 25, 2014
Just finish practices... Heard d news about Phil Hughes and shocked! Hope he recovers quickly. Good luck mate!
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) November 25, 2014
Shocked & horrified to hear about Phil Hughes's accident, our thoughts are with him & his family for a speedy & full recovery
— ICC East AsiaPacific (@ICC_EAP) November 25, 2014
Still can't believe what's happened to my great mate Hughsey! Thoughts and prayers are with his family and we are hoping for good news soon!
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) November 25, 2014
Can't believe the news I have woken up to. Thoughts and prayers with you and your family mate. Keep fighting hard Hughesy! #cricketfamily
— Marcus North (@Marcus_North) November 25, 2014
Thoughts also go out to a great young kid @seanabbott77 Stay strong mate! #CricketFamily
— Marcus North (@Marcus_North) November 25, 2014
Thinking of Phil Hughes and his family.
— Jonathan Trott (@Trotty) November 25, 2014
@CAComms Just heard about Phil Hughes, May God bless you with speedy recovery. Get well soon mate our prayers are with you. #PhillipHughes
— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal) November 25, 2014
Thoughts and prayers are with Hughesy and his family tonight!
— Peter Handscomb (@phandscomb54) November 25, 2014
Our thoughts are with Phil Hughes and his family at this very difficult time. #staystrong
— Alec Stewart (@StewieCricket) November 25, 2014
I'm Devastated to hear about my mate Hughsey. Thoughts r with his whole family. I'll be praying for you every day bud. Get well. Inshallah.
— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) November 25, 2014
Our thoughts are with Phil Hughes and his family. Feeling for everyone that was at the game too. #staystrong
— Jason Gillespie (@YCCCDizzy) November 25, 2014
Tough day for everyone involved in the game. Thoughts and prayers for Phil Hughes and his family.
— Joe Burns (@joeburns62) November 25, 2014
Heard about the unfortunate injury to Phil Hughes. Our prayers are with you for a speedy recovery. @ACA_Players @CricketAus
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) November 25, 2014
The injury to Australian cricketer Phil Hughes is upsetting; our thoughts are with all those involved & prayers for his quick recovery!
— Cricket Nepal (@NepalCricket) November 25, 2014
Rest of the redbacks and I are appreciating the messages of support from everyone and are sticking together. Thanks #brus
— Adam Zampa (@zamps73) November 25, 2014
My thoughts are with hughesy and his family. He has always been a fighter and I'm sure he will fight his way through this tough time.
— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) November 25, 2014
Absolutely shattered for Hughsey but know he is strong and always fights!! Thoughts and prays with his family #ThoughtsWithHughesy
— Ryan Harris (@r_harris413) November 25, 2014
Gut wrenching stuff. Thoughts go out to Hughesy and his family. Sparing a thought for Sean Abbott. Stay strong men! #ThoughtsWithHughesy
— Chris Tremain (@trem91) November 25, 2014
The thoughts of all ACA members are with Phil Hughes and his family at the moment.
— Alistair Nicholson (@AlistairNichol6) November 25, 2014
My thoughts are with Phil Hughes & his family, he has the cricketing family right behind him praying for his speedy recovery. #getwellPhil
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) November 25, 2014
Prayers are with Phil Hughes and his family , wishing him all the best cracking lad !
— andrew flintoff (@flintoff11) November 25, 2014
Shocked to hear one of my best mates Phil Hughes in critical condition. fight hard mate! Thoughts with you mum and dad #PhilHughes
— Nick Compton (@thecompdog) November 25, 2014
I can't believe what I've just heard about Phil Hughes. Everything crossed for a full and speedy recovery. He's a cracking bloke.
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) November 25, 2014
Horrible day. Thoughts and prayers with Phil & his family - keep fighting on mate. Also to Sean, @CricketNSWBlues and @WestEndRedbacks boys.
— Chris Hartley (@_chrishartley) November 25, 2014
Best wishes to Phil Hughes gods blessings over him
— Dwayne Bravo (@Newbigdog) November 25, 2014
Thoughts are with Hughesy and his family right now. You're one helluva fighter, stay strong mate. #KeepOnPunching
— Callum Ferguson (@calferguson12) November 25, 2014
Thoughts are with Phil Hughes and his family. Get better soon mate.
— Ross Taylor (@RossLTaylor) November 25, 2014
Hoping to awake to positive news For Philip Hughes and his family/friends Feeling for Sean Abbott who was just bowling a cricket ball
— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) November 25, 2014
Out thoughts & prayers are with Phillip Hughes, his family, teammates and friends in the Australian Cricket family #ThoughtsWithHughesy
— Southern Stars (@SouthernStars) November 25, 2014
Don't know how to put in to words how shattering it was to hear about Hughesy. #ThoughtsWithHughesy #prayforhughesy
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) November 25, 2014
Thoughts and prayers with Phil Hughes and his family. #ThoughtsWithHughesy
— Rene Farrell (@Fezzy88Rene) November 25, 2014
Just seen video of Phil Hughes blow on the head with a bouncer.my prayers are with him and hope he gets back on the field soon.
— Faf Du Plessis (@faf1307) November 25, 2014
Very shocking news to hear about #PhilHughes & his injury.Our thoughts and prayers with him to recovery fully and 4his family 2hav strength.
— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) November 25, 2014
Dear Lord, if ever the need for footprints in the sand, it's now #PhilHughes #courage #strength
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) November 25, 2014
Here's wishing Phil Hughes a speedy and full recovery. Get well soon, champ.
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 25, 2014
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) November 25, 2014
My thoughts and support are with the family of Phil Hughes. Hoping the fight he has within will pull him through this very quickly
— Viv Richards (@vivrichards56) November 26, 2014