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Cricket Australia will review Hughes death

The death of Philip Hughes is to be subject to independent review, commissioned by Cricket Australia in order to "find out what can be done to prevent a similar incident happening in the future."
After that the possibility of a review in the days after the death of Hughes in November of last year placed, James Sutherland head of CA executive announced on Thursday that the procedure will be helmed by QC David Sattar, former chairman of the Bar Association Victorian and head of the Bar Association in Australia.



"When this tragedy occurred, told me that it was a freak accident, but it was a freak accident is one too many," said Sutherland. "Do not do again want to see something like this happening in the cricket field. We have a great responsibility and a duty to consider the events of that terrible day to understand what happened and then see what can be done to prevent a similar incident happening in the future.
"This is not an exercise aimed at blaming anyone for what happened. It is about making sure that as a sport we are doing everything we can to prevent an accident of this kind happen again. David Curtain QC is one of the practitioners of Australia's leading law and it is highly qualified to lead the review, which is being implemented with the support of the Hughes family. "
Hughes's death, when he was dropped by the goalkeeper routine in the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG on 25 November last year, causing an unprecedented flow of emotion across Australia and the world, as many struggled to come to terms with the loss of one of the most promising players of the game.
At that time there have been some questions raised on different elements of the events of that day, from the time it took for an ambulance to get to the SCG for the model was wearing a helmet Hughes - despite the lack of a helmet currently in production have covered the place where wounded.
Sutherland said that while already taken several steps to avoid a repeat of scenes witnessed terrible that day, and the review will seek to determine whether more could be done from now until the beginning of next season, the Australian.
"There were some of the measures that have been developed shortly after Philip pass such as increased medical presence in all matches CA and work closely with our suppliers helmet to investigate the suitability of the equipment and protective head provided to all the players," he said. "This review will help determine whether we need to implement further measures before the 2015-16 season.
"We are fully aware that a process such as this may be a painful experience for some, and we will be respectful and receptive as possible during that time. In this way, Cricket Australia and continue all States to provide advice and support available to any player and staff who feel they need help in anytime ".
CA has indicated that once the full suspension, the results will be released to the public.
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