News First Test at the Gabba postponed

[DashMajor]

Phillip Hughes funeral to be held in Macksville

The first Test between Australia and India that was scheduled to start in Brisbane next Thursday has been postponed until an unspecified date to allow the cricket world time to grieve over the death of Phillip Hughes.

With funeral arrangements for Hughes confirmed by his family today for his home town of Macksville – midway between Brisbane and Sydney – next Wednesday afternoon, Cricket Australia has announced that it was neither feasible nor fair to begin the Test as originally planned the next day.

Cricket Australia said it hoped to be able to make an announcement as to the details of the postponed Test “in the next few days”.

First Test at the Gabba postponed | cricket.com.au

 

[DashMajor]

“These are extraordinary circumstances and we simply couldn’t or wouldn’t expect our players to be emotionally ready to start a Test match the day after farewelling one of their teammates,” he said.

“Their welfare is our absolute priority.

“They are grieving and to expect that they could play a high-pressured, five-day Test match the following day is out of the question.

I don't expect such comment by any BCCI Official in this Century

 

[Sanjeev]

Good decision taken by cricket Australia that will be the biggest respect for Phil Hughes

 

[Devesh]

Good decision by CA.