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[Twelfth Man]

Little article on Hughes on Cricinfo. What are people's views on PH, especially Aussies themselves?

http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/663625.html

[Gerry SA]

Personally I think the Australian selectors and media have destroyed Phillip Hughes so much, that's it's more than likely that he won't be able to ever be the 19 year old kid that destroyed Steyn and Morkel.

Hughes, in 2009, remained me of a young Virender Sehwag. Extraordinary hand/eye co-ordination.

He should've been allowed to play how he was comfortable.

Much like Sehwag, Hughes can't bat like a Hayden or a Hussey.

Hughes was young, uncluttered mind.

Roll forward 5 years. He's mentally tortured and confused.

Promising career is in tatters 

[lazza32]

i think he is still 4th on the runs scored list for australia and he has'nt played for a few tests. Should stick with him and let him play the way he wants to play.

[lastmanstand]

 remember seeing him scores 100 after 100 back playing for Middlesex, he looked different gravy.

definitely missing something now though

[Jacky]

He plays a different style in the ODI's and he just smokes them, he's not really a defensive player and they can't bounce him to he has had good success so far.

[Vic Nicholas]

Personally I think the Australian selectors and media have destroyed Phillip Hughes so much, that's it's more than likely that he won't be able to ever be the 19 year old kid that destroyed Steyn and Morkel.

Hughes, in 2009, remained me of a young Virender Sehwag. Extraordinary hand/eye co-ordination.

He should've been allowed to play how he was comfortable.

Much like Sehwag, Hughes can't bat like a Hayden or a Hussey.

Hughes was young, uncluttered mind.

Roll forward 5 years. He's mentally tortured and confused.

Promising career is in tatters

You have nailed in one, Gerry.

When Phil Hughes first came on to the scene, he had a strange looking technique, but he couldn't stop scoring runs at every level he played.

Then Greg Chappell and others said that his technique must be changed and brought into line to what looks acceptable.

This straight after having some success against arguably the best bowling attack in the world over the last 5 years!

He made a mountain of runs for Middlesex in his shorty guest stint and then the Oz "experts" went to work.

What you see now is the end result. A naturally attacking player totally bereft of confidence due to others imposing their idea of "superior technique" onto him.

Don Bradman would have had his natural flair and unique shot making ability totally coached out of him by know all's in the CA coaching hierarchy today.

Hughes should have been persisted with the whole series rather than last two tests again.

[Tail Ender]

He was the only batsman who showed anything in the first innings at Trent Bridge, then failed in one test and was dropped for the third time in his short career. GerrySA summed it up perfectly - how can a young player have any confidence after that kind of treatment? People might point to the India series, but he was coming in in the middle order and facing spin immediately - we're talking about an opening batsman here. Naturally he was going to have some troubles facing the Indian spinners on their decks straight away.

Personally, I think he's a good player who needs to be persisted with, as Vic Nicholas said.

[jamesisapayne]

You have nailed in one, Gerry.

When Phil Hughes first came on to the scene, he had a strange looking technique, but he couldn't stop scoring runs at every level he played.

Then Greg Chappell and others said that his technique must be changed and brought into line to what looks acceptable.

This straight after having some success against arguably the best bowling attack in the world over the last 5 years!

He made a mountain of runs for Middlesex in his shorty guest stint and then the Oz "experts" went to work.

What you see now is the end result. A naturally attacking player totally bereft of confidence due to others imposing their idea of "superior technique" onto him.

Don Bradman would have had his natural flair and unique shot making ability totally coached out of him by know all's in the CA coaching hierarchy today.

Hughes should have been persisted with the whole series rather than last two tests again.

It's not just CA that are doing it Vic, it happens at all levels in most countries - anyone who looks out of the ordinary 'must' be coached into playing the perfect cover drive etc etc - I'm in favour of changing technique if it's genuinely going to cause injury to the player, but apart form that, why can't we let people find their own ways and methods - it makes for a much more exciting game.

The last player I can think of apart from hughes who was like this was sewhag, although he looks fairly conventional compared to hughes.

[lazza32]

Bradman was one of the most unorthodox players going. Imagine if they tried coaching him out.

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