LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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Tag: champions
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The figures make for grim reading. England’s men’s cricket team, who were world champions in the 50 over format in 2019 and the 20 over version in 2022, have gone out of the Champions Trophy having lost all three of their games. Brendon McCullum took over as coach of the white ball side in January…
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England are the champions of Europe. I, and no one else who holds their national pride through the prism of sport, will ever tire of saying that. The power of sport is incredible. It brings people together, it divides them, it captures the nation’s attention and it even brings about huge changes in society. I…
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LEE PAYNE on a night at Carrow Road that no one will ever forget as Norwich City beat champions Manchester City.
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LEE PAYNE on watching cricket in Manchester and why the game doesn’t need reinventing.
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England won the 2019 Cricket World Cup after the greatest match in the history of the sport.
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England aren’t about to win Euro 2016, but their comeback win against the world champions is something to get excited about.
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