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The Guardian - UK
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Jonathan Agnew hit for six as riding lesson goes wrong

Jonathan Agnew takes a tumble while being given a riding lesson

The “stump cam” has long been a staple of TV cricket coverage, but the “helmet cam” gave a uniquely first-person insight into BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew’s attempts at horseriding. Especially the bit where he utters a string of expletives and is chucked over the horse’s head while failing to master cantering. Agnew, a longstanding member of the Test Match Special team, climbed into the saddle ahead of his equestrian commentary duties at the Rio Olympics in 2016. Let’s hope his Brazil trip goes more smoothly than this one.

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