Neigh worries: Australia batsman Handscomb overcomes fear of horses

MELBOURNE: Saddled with plenty of downtime during the coronavirus shutdown, Australian cricketer Peter Handscomb has used home isolation productively by overcoming a life-long fear of horses.

With virtually all domestic and international cricket suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 16-test righthander has little idea when he will be able to pad up again so he has been trying to keep fit with trail runs in the suburbs, some yoga and Pilates. "I tried to grow my grass out the backyard to be absolutely perfect, but in doing that, I killed about half of it," he said.Australian cricket has been hit hard by the shutdown, with governing body Cricket Australia furloughing nearly 80per cent of staff to shore up finances.

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