Aust cricketers yet to decide on Test Australian cricketers are yet to broach the subject of whether they should play next week's first Test against India following the death of Phillip Hughes. Cricket Australia held a media conference at the SCG on Friday, with chief executive James Sutherland saying now is not the time for such discussions. Hughes died on Thursday after being hit in the head by a bouncer two days earlier during a Sheffield Shield game at the SCG. We all love cricket and nobody loves cricket more than Phillip. Cricket will go on and it will go on when we're ready," Sutherland told reporters. We haven't broached the subject with the players yet - we will in time. But, to be honest, they've got other things on their mind. They're grieving and they've lost someone that's incredibly close to them. It's really important to give people time and people will respond in different ways to what they're going through. Hughes' family and friends gathered at the SCG on Thursday night after the 25-year-old's life support was switched off. "There was some great stories being told and a quite a lot of laughter about the cheeky little boy who came down from Macksville and had the highest ambitions for himself and his cricket game," Sutherland said. The tragedy has deeply affected Australian cricketers past and present, causing many to ask whether the opening Test should start in Brisbane on Thursday. Test players Brad Haddin, David Warner, Shane Watson and Nathan Lyon were all in the field for NSW when they watched Hughes slump to the ground after being struck. Captain Michael Clarke was a near-constant presence during Hughes' time at St Vincent's Hospital. CA general manager of team performance Pat Howard noted the whole Test squad had assembled in Sydney. "Today's about grieving ... how you move forward," Howard said. Day by day, not anything further than that. We need to be in a position when players can make strong choices. That's not now. We're going to focus on people first, then the cricket. Howard added that Hughes' family would be involved in the decision. Memorial and funeral plans will influence whether the first Test is delayed or abandoned. India's final match before the first Test was cancelled on Thursday, CA not wanting its grief-stricken players to take the field at Adelaide Oval. Sutherland thanked the tourists for their support, noting their "understanding and empathy has been outstanding." "To many people ... (day one of the first Test) doesn't seem too far away," he said. But in other ways, it's a million miles away. We'll get there when we can. Sutherland thanked Clarke for the support he had offered the Hughes family since Tuesday's shock accident. "When he himself was in a very sad state, it just showed what an outstanding leader he is," he said.