'Dropped five times but never gave up'published at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2014
Candace Sutton gives an insight into Hughes' family life growing up in the country to become an Australian international, and the resilience that kept him at the top. She writes for the Daily Mail and Daily Mail Australia:, external
"Phillip Hughes was the son of banana farmer from the northern New South Wales town of Macksville who was dropped from the Australian Test team five times, but who never gave up is being remembered for his defiant attitude in the face of adversity."
"The left-handed opener was the son of Greg Hughes, who cleared a patch on his farm for young Phil to practice cricket, and mother Virginia, who is of Italian origin.
"Growing up with sister, Megan, and brother, Jason, as a teenager he often helped out hauling heavy bunches of bananas for the family business."