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Pallbearers for Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes (3rd L-R) his father Gregory Hughes, cricketer Aaron Finch, local friend Corey Ireland and cricketer Tom Cooper carry his coffin out of a funeral in his home town of Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Thousands march in a funeral procession for Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes following his funeral in Hughes' home town of Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Indian player Virat Kohl (Left) among mourners at the funeral of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes in his home town of Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne (right) and former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara arrive at the funeral of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes in his home town of Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Australian cricket team captain Michael Clarke and his wife Kyly arrive at the funeral of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes in his home town of Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Mourners march in a procession following the funeral of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes in his home town of Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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The Baggy Green and other state representative caps belonging to Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes hang near his casket before the start of his funeral service in the town of Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Australian cricketer Sean Abbott walks with the funeral procession in Macksville on Wednesday. Abbott was the bowler who delivered the ball which struck Hughes during a first class cricket match on November 25. Photo: Reuters
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A photograph of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes is displayed next to a condolences book at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on December 3, 2014. The funeral of the Australian test cricketer Phillip Hughes began to the strains of a song entitled "Forever Young" in his home town on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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A cricket bat belonging to Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes rests against his casket during his funeral service in the town of Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Mourners look at a row of cricket bats on the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) that pay tribute to Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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Indian Team Director Ravi Shastri arrives for the funeral of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes in Macksville, Australia on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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Former New Zealand cricketer Sir Richard John Hadlee, MBE arrives for the funeral of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes in Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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Virginia Hughes (centre), mother of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, is supported by mourners as they walk behind her son's coffin during his funeral in Macksville on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott , right, walks with father Michael Alcock before the funeral of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes in Macksville on Wednesday. Hughes, 25, died on November 27, two days after he was hit in the head during a domestic cricket match. Photo: AP