Paramedics performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Hughes and treated him on the boundary for about 40 minutes after the incident on Tuesday. A helicopter landed on the field of play, but Hughes was ultimately taken to St Vincent’s hospital by ambulance.
After carrying out a series of scans on the batsman, who has played 26 Test matches for Australia, doctors decided to operate. The hospital said he remained in a critical condition and was in intensive care.
St Vincent’s Hospital spokesman David Faktor told AAP: “He’s in ICU now, they’ve finished the surgery’s but he’s still in a critical condition.
“Now they’ll just monitor him.”
Cricket Australia said Hughes was in an induced coma and the outcome of the surgery was unlikely to be known for 24-48 hours.
A close up photo shows the amazingly small area the ball snuck through on Phil's helmet. Video below is choppy because it wasn't broadcast TV - it was streaming for the internet.
*Update: Hughes has died in Sydney’s St. Vincent’s Hospital, where he had been in an induced coma following surgery to relieve compression on the brain according to surgeon Tony Grabs at a press conference today.
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