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Cape Town - While Australia celebrated beating England in the first Test in Brisbane on Monday, there was also the sobering reality of it being the three-year anniversary of Phil Hughes' death.
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The former Aussie opening batsman died on November 27, 2014 just two days after he was hit in the helmet by a Shaun Abbott delivery in a first-class game.
Three years on, Hughes' life is still being celebrated and there was an outpouring of tributes from the cricketing world on Monday.
Even England's 'Barmy Army', with their side on the verge of defeat on Monday, played their part with a chorus of 'There's only one Phillip Hughes' ringing out at The Gabba.
It provided a touching moment between two of world cricket's fiercest rivals, and there were messages of support all over social media.
Hughes, who was 25 when he died, played 26 Test matches and 25 ODIs for Australia, scoring a total of 11 international centuries.
ICYMI: @TheBarmyArmy mark the third anniversary of Phillip Hughes' death with "There's only one Phil Hughes' rendition https://t.co/Tf6AWPg8HB pic.twitter.com/XEo1XKQ1kG
— telegraph_sport (@telegraph_sport) November 27, 2017
3 years have passed and I'm still missing you bro #408 https://t.co/4XqMIpff8C
— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) November 26, 2017
Never forgotten #408 pic.twitter.com/XSKBCtKIia
— Cricket Australia (@CAComms) November 26, 2017
On the anniversary of his tragic passing, we remember Phillip Hughes today. #63notout pic.twitter.com/JwjZQP50j2
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) November 26, 2017
Big day for @CricketAus to go 1-0 up in the ashes, 3 years on after Phil passed away. Always in our hearts and minds Hughesy. #RIP #408
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) November 26, 2017
Miss you bro 408 always with us
— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) November 26, 2017
3 years. RIP Phil Hughes. ??
— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) November 26, 2017
