Phil Hughes will remain on 63 not out

This week, the funeral for Australian cricketer will take place, his death at the crease after been struck on the head by a short ball was untimely, he was just short of 26 years of age.

Naturally, there is no good age to lose your life, in the context of his career, he was just about to perform once again on the international stage. Phil was just about to be recalled to the Australian test team to cover for Michael Clarke who was expected to miss the upcoming test against India through injury. He started the bay fighting for a recall to the Australian test side and ended the day fighting for his life - he tragically lost that fight a day later.

In Australia, we are understandably upset, he was, after all, one of ours. What has really struck me was the outpouring of grief and respect from cricketing test nations. We have seen very respectful condolences sent from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, England, the West Indies, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and New Zealand to just name a few. These condolences have been very much appreciated.

Now we find out an umpire and former national captain, Hillel Oscar has been struck in the jaw whilst officiating in a game in Israel. He died this week, this is another tragic event in world cricket.