Cricket veteran in good spirits and hopeful of moving out of intensive care as recovery continues

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Damien Martyn is awake and talking, one week after being placed into an induced coma in a Gold Coast hospital with meningitis. The 54-year-old has been able to talk with friends and family, including ex-teammate Adam Gilchrist, and is said to be overwhelmed with the support offered.

“It’s been an unbelievable turn of events in the last 48 hours,” Gilchrist said in a statement.

Source: Guardian - World News