Stuart Broad, Matt Prior and Michael Vaughan join fans in touching #putoutyourbats tribute to Phillip Hughes

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Sports stars, celebrities and cricket fans all around the world have united in a touching tribute to Phillip Hughes.

Hundreds of people across the world have placed a bat and cricket cap by their front door as a mark of respect after the 25-year-old Australian batsman died on Thursday.

They include members of the England team Stuart Broad, Matt Prior and Jonathan Bairstow, former captain Michael Vaughan, former England spinner Graeme Swann and a host of Australian cricket stars past and present.

The England cricket team put their bats out for Phillip Hughes in Colombo during their tour of Sri Lanka




The ECB put a bat out for Hughes at their offices at Lord's Cricket Ground with an Australia Ashes cap



Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq walks past his teams bats, put out in tribute to Phillip Hughes



England fast bowler Stuart Broad joined the tribute, leaving out his bat and cap



England's Matt Prior did likewise, writing #408 and #63 on his bat in honour of Hughes



England put their bats outside their dressing room in memory of Hughes on Friday in Colombo




Marylebone Cricket Club tweeted a picture of a bad out for Hughes at Lord's




Hughes' great mate David Warner posted his bat with a heartfelt message on Instagram




Australian legend Shane Warne added his own tribute on Instagram




Former England captain Michael Vaughan included England cap in his tribute



England batsman Jonathan Trott left a bat and an England cap by his front door







Steve Smith paid tribute to his former Australian team-mate on Twitter on Friday




Google Australia displayed a bat on their homepage in tribute to Hughes




New Zealand's players joined in the tribute to Hughes ahead of day two of their Test against Pakistan



TV personality Piers Morgan tweeted picture of two bats and replica of Ashes urn

Sydney resident Paul Taylor has sparked a trend on social media, saluting the batsman by perching a cricket bat outside his front door and uploading an image to Twitter with the accompanying hashtag #putoutyourbats

Hughes died in a Sydney hospital on Thursday surrounded by family, friends and teammates just three days before his 26th birthday.

Hughes, from Macksville, New South Wales, never recovered from a devastating head injury he sustained after a ball delivered by bowler Sean Abbott struck him in the back of the head while he was playing first-class cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday afternoon.



Legends of the cricketing world, including Ian Chappell, Sachin Tendulkar, Ian Botham, Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist have paid tribute to the opener whose guts and determination defined his all-too-brief, yet spectacular, career.



A tribute to Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes





Australian bowler Nathan Lyon joined the tributes with a Kookaburra bat and Baggy Green cap




Hughes was 63 not out when he was hit so Graeme Swann picked out this bat from his Test career




Former Australia captain Adam Gilchrist (right) and his children joined in touching tribute



Glenn Maxwell shared a picture on Instagram of the three caps he wore when playing with Hughes




Former Australian batsman Dean Jones put out his 1989 Ashes bat, with his dog keeping watch




A bat is laid on the pitch before Melbourne Victory's A-League game against Adelaide United

'Just an absolute tragedy that Hughesy is no longer with us. He was such an awesome young man, RIP buddy, shattered...' came the tweet from spin-king Shane Warne.

It was Gilchrist, who perhaps best captured the heartache of the nation and the sport’s worldwide community when he simply tweeted 'No no no no no. RIP Phillip Hughes'.

India's little master Sachin Tendulkar said: 'Shocked to hear about Phil. Sad day for cricket. Deepest condolences to family, friends and well wishers. RIP" From the Prime Minister Tony Abbott came this statement.

VIDEO World mourns Hughes after tragic death




Former Australia seamer Michael Kasprowicz posted this picture



India, who are in Australia about to begin their tour, tweeted a message of support for Hughes




Indian star Yuvraj Singh paid tribute to the batsman who passed away aged 25


The ANZ stadium posted a tribute (right) in memory of Phillip Hughes



A bat with a Cricket Victoria cap is left at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in tribute to Hughes




Sydney resident Paul Taylor sparked the trend on social media with this tweet

Flags have been lowered to half mast in London at the home of cricket, Lord's, as the English players, officials and fans join their Australian counterparts in mourning the death of the 25-year-old.

Hughes had stints with three English county sides - Middlesex, Hampshire and Worcestershire - between 2009 and 2012 and left a lasting impression both on and off the pitch.

Play was also called off in the third test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as a sign of respect.

The Pakistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket agreed to suspend the second day's play as a tribute message and photos of Hughes adorned the ground's scoreboard.


Phillip Hughes' hometown Macksville mourns loss of the cricketer


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