Australian team to raise toast to Phillip Hughes

Phillip Hughes is always in his teammates' thoughts and Australian team will raise a toast to "absent friends" in memory of cricketer who died five years ago after being struck on neck by a bouncer. In a tragic chain of events, 25-year-old Hughes died after being struck by a bouncer on neck while batting for South Australia in a Sheffield Shield match in Sydney five years ago on vember 25.

Three days short of turning 26, left-handed batsman, who sustained a brain haemorrh, died without regaining consciousness. He played 26 Tests and 25 ODIs for Australia.

"Time flies. I still remember, one of worst days of our life, and we'll toast absent friends today. I'm sure we will talk about it today when we get to Adelaide Oval," Langer said in a video clip posted by cricket.co.au.

"How lucky we are to be playing cricket, representing our country, being in Adelaide, being at Adelaide Oval - y're always nice reminders. I'm sure that's what Hughesy would like too. He will be smiling down on us somewhere going 'just remember, you have got it pretty good you boys'."

Langer added that Adelaide Oval has a beautiful picture of Hughes hanging in change room and left-hander is always present in his teammates' thoughts.

"After T20 game here(against Sri Lanka), re's a beautiful picture of Hughesy in change rooms. After we had our debriefing, and we toasted absent friends. Like we do every time we walk into change room," Langer said.