Twickenham tribute as rugby fans mark passing of cricketer Phillip Hughes

Emotional minute’s applause for Australian batsman who died in tragic accidentThe “fortress” did not remain silent. Instead, in a fitting tribute to a “funny, positive” man whose tragically early death has touched fans of all sports and from all nations, Twickenham, the home of English rugby, marked the passing of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes with an emotional minute’s applause that was beamed around the world.The 82,000-strong crowd attending Saturday’s England-Australia Test vigorously celebrated the life of the 25-year-old, who died on Thursday after being hit by a bouncer earlier in…