Flowers and cricket bats, one with his test cap on the handle, were nearby. WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty ImagesĪt the front of the hall, near the altar for the Roman Catholic service, was Hughes’ oak brown casket. Most of those who wore sports jackets and blazers had taken them off, some with sleeves of their white shirts rolled up to their elbows. In steaming temperatures of nearly 30 Celsius (85F) early arrivals to the service, including Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, fanned themselves with papers. Hughes died last Thursday, aged 25, after being hit near the ear by a ball during a match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Article content WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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