Australia's top cricketers have taken part in a touching tribute to Ben Austin, the 17-year-old who died following a tragic training mishap in the nets earlier this week.

Players from Victoria and Tasmania held a minute's silence before today's final day of play in their Sheffield Shield clash in Melbourne.

They also lined up their bats and caps against the Junction Oval's white picket fence and wore black armbands in memory of Austin, echoing the same tributes cricketers around the country made following the death of Test batter Phillip Hughes in 2014.

Black armbands were also worn by Australian and Indian players during the two sides' Women's World Cup semi-final overnight, as well as in the other two Shield matches currently under way in Brisbane and Perth.

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