LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
recent posts
- If you’re going to win an Ashes Test, you need to get more than 200 on the board
- England are once again the laughing stock of world cricket
- Something made me laugh at Lincoln Cathedral
- AI vs Human Writing
- Lincoln’s Steep Hill is aptly named, Southwell is proud of its apples and Boston is a bit rough – my July 2024 holiday (part 2!)
about
Category: Sport
-
Going to the football was the thing me and my dad did together. Dad was 48 when I was born. He had the son he had always wanted – someone to kick a ball around with and watch the match with him. Yet I was a latecomer to football, and to his obsession with Norwich…
-
I found this video on YouTube recently. Uploaded by madmusician91, who must take all the credit for it, the video shows the last few minutes of Channel 4’s excellent live coverage of cricket: England had just won the Ashes for the first time in 18 years, in what is regarded as the greatest Test series…
-
Last night, England played a friendly against Norway. The official attendance for the match at the 90,000 capacity Wembley Stadium was 40,181 – the smallest crowd to have seen the men’s national team at the ground since it was rebuilt. There are a number of explanations for the poor turnout – expensive tickets, families unwilling or…
-
This year, the World Cup will be more than welcome. Norwich City’s rebuilding job after Premier League relegation can be put to the back of minds for just a month and attentions can turn to the fun, excitement and drama in Brazil. This is probably not the first article of this type you have read.…
-
The West Indies are a side who for so long can be seen to be in great decline but always show the potential to pull off a shock. As it turned out, their triumph at the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka wasn’t so much of a shock as a well deserved victory for the best…
-
FIFA is winning the annual battle of virtual football. The EA Sports title upped its game for the 2010 edition and has since become the game of choice for professional players and the wider public – FIFA usually holds the top spot in the gaming charts for months after release. Today, gamers had the chance…
-
The World Twenty20 is the product of the modern era in cricket. T20 was launched in 2003 to boost attendances and interest levels in the English county game, but few could have expected the format to take over quite as much as it has. The first international match took place in 2005 – between Australia…
-
The relationship a football fan has with their club is unique. There are few other sports that can directly influence the moods and emotions of its followers like football. Weekends are made or broken by the result. The outcome of a local derby can make work on Monday morning joy for the victor, and misery…
-
Make a note of it because this Saturday, 15th October – two months after the football season kicked-off – Norwich will play their first home game at the traditional time of 3pm on a Saturday. City will be playing Swansea City, a fellow promoted team, and as neither of us are lucky enough to be…
-
How do you solve a problem like Beckham? The world’s media was pondering the answer to this question back on that cold Monday in March, and I was too. I concluded, with the frenzy over the former Manchester United midfielder’s achilles injury still fresh, that he should call an end to his international career with…
LEE PAYNE 