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Sean Abbott, the bowler whose delivery inflicted the injury that killed Phillip Hughes, has described how he tended to the stricken batsman in the moments after he was hit on the head. Hughes, who played for Middlesex and Worcestershire in the County Championship, died after being struck on the back of the head by Abbotts bouncer in a Sheffield Shield game between New South Wales and South Australia in November 2014.In a statement released by the coroners court, Abbott revealed harrowing details of the incident at the Sydney Cricket Ground.After Phillip was struck, I saw him start to sway and I ran to the other end of the pitch and I held the right side of his head with my left hand, Abbott said in his statement.I remained on the field until Phillip was placed on the medicab and then returned to the change room. Phillip Hughes died tragically in November 2014 Once in the change room I felt confused and upset. I had a headache, people kept coming up to me but I cannot remember what they said. It was all a bit of a blur and I felt like I was in a bit of a daze.I felt super tired. These feelings stayed with me for the next few days. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?£6.99. No contract. Brad Haddin, Doug Bollinger and David Warner, who were playing for New South Wales, and Hughes batting partner at the time Tom Cooper, have denied there was any element of unsportsmanlike behaviour in the match.Abbott says he cannot remember being told to bowl aggressively at Hughes.I do not recall any particular instructions being given to the NSW team at lunchtime on that day or any discussion about a specific plan for the period after lunch, although there would have been a team chat, Abbotts statement added.I dont recall the details of any team chat on that day. 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Doubles are set for Saturday with reverse singles on Sunday to decide which team reaches the quarterfinals.CINCINNATI - Andy Dalton was sent home with the flu on Wednesday, one of four Cincinnati Bengals who missed a rain-soaked practice as they prepared to play the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC North title.The Bengals (10-4-1) expect Dalton to be fully recovered by the time they go to Pittsburgh (10-5) for a Sunday night game that will decide the championship and home-field advantage for the first round of the playoffs. The loser gets a wild card berth.Its always a big deal when you dont have your quarterback at practice, offensive co-ordinator Hue Jackson said. Again, its also not good if the guys sick and cant practice. So well see where hes at tomorrow and go from there.A flu outbreak has closed schools in the region this month. Several Bengals have missed practice during the last two weeks, including receiver A.J. Green. Cornerback Terence Newman got sick during a 37-28 win over Denver on Monday night and went to the sideline in the second half.Dalton, Newman, tight end Jermaine Gresham and safety Reggie Nelson were sick on Wednesday and missed a practice held in a driving rain at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals are the most northern NFL team without a covered practice field.Green was in sweats and a jacket as he sat out with a bruised right upper arm, injured during the Bengals second series on Monday night. Green was in and out of the game the rest of the way and didnt have a catch for only the second time in his career.Coach Marvin Lewis was optimistic on Wednesday that Green would be available to play. He had 11 catches for a season high 224 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown, during the Steelers 42-21 win at Paul Brown Stadium on Dec. 7.Green couldnt reach with the arm when he returned to the game on Monday night because of the pain.It feels better, he said on Wednesday. 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He leads NFL rookies with 1,024 yards and nine touchdowns.Jeremys been a great lift in that way and provided some confidence to us running the football, left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. I think that throughout this year, thats something thats developed into our identity. Probably teams that played us early in the season havent seen that side of us. And I think thats a positive.The Bengals played a low-risk game on offence Monday night, running it 37 times and throwing it 26. Fourteen of Daltons 17 completions went to a running back or a tight end.I dont think we want to look like that, Hill said. Obviously, we want to get our vertical passing game going, especially since we have the receivers to do that stuff.Notes: Defensive end Wallace Gilberry, who suffered a hamstring injury on Monday, also sat out practice. Cornerback Darqueze Dennard (shin) and linebacker Emmanuel Lamur (hamstring) were limited. ... Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick was named the AFCs Defensive Player of the Week for his two fourth-quarter interceptions of Peyton Manning. He came in when Newman left because of his illness.___Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '
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