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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">London, Nov 27 (IANS) The cricket community has lent his support to bowler Sean Abbott, left distraught after his bouncer hit Phillip Hughes on the head, leading to his death Thursday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The young pace bowler delivered a bouncer which hit Hughes on the back, lower left side of his head during a Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground Tuesday.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Spare a thought for poor Sean Abbott too.He will need all the support possible to help him try and get through this #CricketFamily #CricketAUS,&quot; Stewart tweeted.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Former England captain Ian Botham also supported Abbott.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;A very sad day for the world of cricket. So sorry for Phillip Hughes and his family. Spare a thought for Sean Abbott,&quot; he wrote on Twitter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Current England cricketer Ian Bell tweeted: &quot;Absolutely devastated to hear that Phil has passed away. Thoughts and prayers with his family and friends. #RIPPhillipHughes&quot;. This was followed up with: &quot;Please spare a thought for Sean Abbott too. Horrendous&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Australian cricketers, past and present, also backed Abbott.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;And stay strong Sean Abbott. #support,&quot; Adam Gilchrist wrote.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Glenn Mcgrath said &quot;Our thoughts are also with Sean Abbott&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Thoughts are with Sean Abbott as well,&quot; Nathan Bracken wrote.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&quot;Feeling for Phil Hughes after being hit. He is not in a good way! Stay strong @seanabbott77 .. Not your fault young man. #BupaSS #NSWvSA,&quot; Dean Jones tweeted.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Hughes fractured his skull and suffered catastrophic bleeding in his brain after being hit by Abbott&#39;s bouncer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Hughes was carried off the ground on a stretcher and treated on the boundary before being rushed to the St. Vincent&#39;s Hospital where he underwent surgery. The match was abandoned following the incident.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">The left-hander Hughes was in an induced coma at the Sydney hospital after undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Australian team doctor Peter Brukner said Hughes had never regained consciousness following his injury.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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