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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Adelaide, Dec 6 (IANS) Australian players will wear number 408 below their country emblems in the first Test against India Dec 9-13 at the Adelaide Oval Test as a tribute to their teammate Phillip Hughes, who died Nov 27 after being hit by a bouncer during a domestic match.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Usually, players have their own individual Test playing numbers embroidered on their shirts but Tuesday every Australian player will be No.408, reports foxsports.com.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">A range of initiatives to honour Hughes&rsquo; life and achievements are being planned for the opener against India, which promises to be a highly emotional event given the first outing for the Test side since his tragic passing is taking place in his adopted home city.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Hughes, the 408th player to represent his country at Test level, was tragically robbed of his chance to add to his 26-match career.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">However, Australian players have vowed to play on for their fallen comrade and the message from coach Darren Lehmann was simple.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&ldquo;Stick together. We lost a family member from our cricket community and now it&#39;s a case of rallying around his family and the whole Australian cricket family and get on with what we do and that&#39;s play some cricket,&rdquo; said Lehmann.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">&ldquo;Hughesy would want us to do that as well. We&rsquo;ve spoken about it plenty over the past few days.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Australian players were in a jovial mood Friday when they returned to training. Lehmann simply eased players back into the nets, and there was nothing too strenuous.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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