sydney death australian batsman phillip hughes tragic accident result failure enforce rule game inadequate safety equipment new south wales nsw coroner court rule friday hughes hit back neck rise delivery play south australia domestic match sydney cricket grind nov. 25 2014. die two days late sydney hospital review circumstances surround incident determine whether 25-year-old death could avoid nsw state coroner michael barnes say could find evidence support view hughes family die unsafe workplace family grief lose much love son brother exacerbate belief unfair play contribute death say barnes hop accept compel evidence rule comply phillip excel crease often death tragic accident helmet wear hughes come spotlight follow death though nsw coroner say batsman death could avoid wear different protective equipment australia cricket board may make compulsory players wear helmets face fast medium-paced bowl line recommendations review death hughes family anger hughes subject threaten language opponent suffer sustain spell aggressive short-pitched bowl contravene rule game barnes accept hughes receive barrage short-pitch blow fell within rule game court say unable rule whether hughes subject threaten language though barnes say implausible sledge occur day hopefully focus unsavoury aspect incident may cause claim love game reflect upon whether practice sledge worthy participants say barnes outsider leave wonder beautiful game would need ugly underside death australian hughes rule 'tragic accident