Waking up Tuesday to the news that my good friend and former team mate Phil Hughes was in a critical state in hospital after a blow to the head in a state cricket match made me instantly realize how fragile life can be.
This is a bloke who lives life to the full.
When we lived together in
London and I was knocking around the flat -- getting stressed about
something or the other -- it would be his arm around my shoulder, saying
"You just got to enjoy it, bro" accompanied by a trademark grin.
Nick Compton
Phil is the type of guy
you'd expect to walk about with a surfboard under his arm, because he's
always looking for the next wave.
A strong, energetic person, he has transformed much of my thinking about the game -- and even my life.
My relationship with him started when I agreed to be the overseas player for the Western Suburbs cricket team in Sydney.
Phil was the new young
gun in Aussie cricket who had burst onto the scene. We hit it off and I
gained so much from this young guy who oozed such confidence.
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