That concludes Fairfax Media's coverage of the funeral service for Phillip Hughes, Australia's 408th Test cricketer.
Andrew Wu's report on an emotional day in Macksville can be found here.
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Live: Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes farewelled at funeral in Macksville
Live coverage as Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes is farewelled in his hometown of Macksville, NSW.
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By Lisa Visentin
Around 2000 people gathered to farewell Australian cricket player Phillip Hughes who was inconceivably felled at the famous wicket eight days earlier.
The Bradman and Noble stands projected Hughes' career statistics, including the phenomenal double century in South Africa in 2009, where as a precocious 20-year old he wrote himself into history books and into the hearts of his fans.
The wicket where he fell had been roped off, but a makeshift shrine nearby brimmed with flowers, cricket bats and handwritten notes mourning his passing.
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A mate's final farewell... Michael Clarke pays his final tribute to Phillip Hughes.
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A selection of quotes from Phillip Hughes' funeral.
"Rest in peace my little brother. I'll see you out in the middle" - Michael Clarke
"Phillip, I'm so honoured to call you my brother, my best friend and my hero" - Megan Hughes
"He who lives in the hearts of so many, never dies" - Cousin Nino Ramunno
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Arial shot courtesy of Channel 9 of the procession through Macksville following Phillip Hughes' funeral.
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There aren't many sadder things than watching a father carrying his son's coffin. Greg Hughes was among the pallbearers for his son, Phillip, in Macksville today.
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Heartbreaking image of Clarke, as he carries the coffin of his good friend Phillip Hughes.
By Tom Decent
The 22-year-old Sean Abbott walked off the NSW team bus behind Josh Hazlewood, a man with whom he has bowled in tandem numerous times.
Knowing the camera lenses were well and truly fixed on him, Abbott did not falter. Walking slowly down the road to the hall, he knew this would be one of the toughest days of his life to date.
Many fellow mourners reached out to shake Abbott's hand, most notably former Australian cricketer Dean Jones, before Abbott hurriedly walked with his NSW teammates towards the high school hall, where the service took place.
Teammates have spoken of his transformation in recent times from an 18-year-old tearaway playing big bash alongside his Western Sydney teammate Patrick Cummins, to a reliable workhorse with bat and ball in a baggy blue cap.
His mother Georgina and father Nathan walked with their son to support him.
They have been his rock in the past week, as have the dozens of cricketers who have supported him and each other in unrivalled tragic circumstances.
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Bowler Sean Abbott joined his team mates and cricketers at the funeral of Phillip Hughes, supported by his girlfriend.
He signed the condolence book, and social media was awash with support for him.
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