Phil Hughes' batting partner Tom Cooper has told an inquest he is 'confident' that the Australia international was not sledged on the day of his death
Tom Cooper
Sydney: Phil Hughes' batting partner Tom Cooper has told an inquest he is 'confident' that the Australia international was not sledged on the day of his death.
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Hughes, who played for Middlesex and Worcestershire in the County Championship, was tragically killed after being struck on the back of the head in a Sheffield Shield game between New South Wales and South Australia in November 2014.
It was alleged on the opening day of the inquest that New South Wales' Doug Bollinger had told Hughes he was going to 'kill' him prior to the left-hander being fatally struck by Sean Abbott's bouncer — something Bollinger denied.
Cooper, who was at the non-striker's end when the incident happened, has been accused of telling Hughes' brother Jason of Bollinger's supposed comment in the wake of his death.
However, the 29-year-old denied the claim, insisting that he does not remember such a comment being made and telling the coroner that there was nothing out of the ordinary about the opposition's behaviour.
"I would imagine if he said that I would remember it, and I don't remember it," Cooper told the inquest at the NSW Coroner's Court, which was widely reported in the Australian media.
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