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First Test: A salute to Phillip Hughes
Adelaide Oval was a sea of emotion as the First Test between Australia and India got underway.
Before the match fans honoured Phillip Hughes with 63 second of applause in a tribute to his final score when he was fatally injured after being struck by a bouncer at the SCG.
Hughes' Test number - 408 - was painted onto Adelaide Oval, while Australian players also had the number stitched onto their shirts under the coat of arms and there was a mountain of flowers and cricket bats paying respect to the late batsman at a memorial shrine.
By that stage the Australians had raced to 0/31 with Warner 28 from 13 balls.
Warner took it to the Indian attack from the first over.
He smashed the ball to all parts on the way to a quick fire 50.
The opener raises his bat after reaching 63 in honour of Phillip Hughes.
...and then looked to the heavens.
The emotion poured out of him when he brought up his century.
Warner dedicated the knock to his fallen friend.
Michael Clarke was the next to look to the heavens when he reached 50.
