Australia’s cricket community have begun to put their #batsoutforben in a gesture to remember the teenage cricketer who was tragically killed by a ball hitting his neck in a practice session.

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Just noticed that both the Australian team and the Indian team, both their support squads, and the umpires are all wearing black armbands.

Nice touch.

Play is resuming now.

#BatsOutForBen

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I wonder if it might be possible, mental health issues being primary, to have Sean Abbott and/or David Warner talk to the club, especially the wanger kid.

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Rest Easy Son. #batsoutforben

We've got a world-class international cricketer with a lacerated spleen from rolling on the ball, now a 17yo has died after being hit in the neck by a wanger-launched ball.

Cricket isn't supposed to be dangerous, never mind life-threatening.

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The related story in the Guardian.

Yes, he was wearing a helmet. No, he was apparently not wearing the 'stem' or neck guard attachments introduced after a possibly simmilar injury felled Phil Hughes a decade ago.

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As you were Ben. Rest easy. #batsoutforben