A shocking accident shook the world of Australian cricket after 17-year-old prospect Ben Austin died after a training mishap in Melbourne. The teenager was said to be practicing in the nets before a Twenty20 match on Tuesday when he was hit in the head and neck area by a ball from an automated bowling machine despite wearing a helmet. Austin was rushed straight to the hospital in a critical state but unfortunately died of his injuries on Wednesday.

Austin’s local cricket club was left shocked, as he was a “star cricketer, great leader and an awesome young man.” The club added that the whole community was “absolutely devastated” by the death of a player who had been so full of promise as both a batter and a bowler. “We are absolutely devastated by the passing of Ben, and the impacts of his

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