LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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England vs South Africa1st Test (of 3)Lord’s, London17th, 18th, 19th August 2022Result: South Africa (326) beat England (165 & 149) by an innings and 12 runs The latest issue of The Cricketer magazine was laying on the doormat when I got home from work on Friday. Its front cover asked the question: “Can the Proteas’…
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A reminder: cricket is the best sport in the world. I feel it worth reminding everyone because I’m about to spend a few minutes chewing my nails about its current state and future direction. If you’re not a dedicated follower of the game, you would be forgiven for thinking that all is well and that…
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England vs New Zealand2nd Test (of 3)Trent Bridge, Nottingham10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th June 2022Result: England (539 & 299-5) beat New Zealand (553 & 284) by 5 wickets Sport is my strongest passion. My life is essentially a continuous festival of sport, and football and cricket are the headline acts. I love them both, but…
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England vs New Zealand1st Test (of 3)Lord’s, London2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th June 2022Result: England (141 & 279-5) beat New Zealand (132 & 285) by 5 wickets I’ve looked it up. There were 281 days between England’s men completing an innings victory over India at Headingley on 28th August last year and scoring the winning runs…
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England have levelled the series against the West Indies after a brilliant win at Old Trafford – here are the talking points.
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After a low key tour of New Zealand, England head to South Africa for a Test series that should get the juices flowing