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Documentary released to highlight the life of Phillip Hughes

The documentary features a host of Hughes' former teammates and highlights his journey to the top.

A new documentary has been released to highlight the cricketing journey of late Australian opener Phillip Hughes.

Titled 'The Boy from Macksville', the documentary showcases Hughes' journey as a promising junior cricketer all the way to his entry into the Australian national team.

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The documentary - which is available to be viewed above - speaks with former Australian captains Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke and a group of Hughes' ex-teammates such as Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch and Matthew Wade.

Hughes' family members are also interviewed for the first time since Phillip’s death on November 27, 2014, with the documentary released to mark the 10-year anniversary since his unfortunate passing during a domestic Sheffield Shield match jn Australia.

The left-hander played 26 Test matches and 25 ODIs for Australia, prior to this death one week before his 26th birthday.

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