LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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Tag: cricket
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LEE PAYNE explains why he believes cricket is better than football as England go for the World Cup.
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LEE PAYNE takes a look back at the first stage of the Cricket World Cup.
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A guide to the 2019 cricket World Cup, which is being held in England and Wales.
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I know I shouldn’t. I know I shouldn’t rise to it. I know they are on the wind up. Looking for a reaction. Reeling me in. But I just can’t help it. I’m referring to people on Twitter who reply to any – and I mean any – post about women’s sport with the words…
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England have become only the third team ever to go to Sri Lanka and whitewash them in a Test series. They may not have their great players any more, such as Mahela Jayawardene or Kumar Sangakkara, but Sri Lanka remain a very difficult opponent in their own conditions. They beat South Africa 2-0 in a…
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The England and Wales Cricket Board have announced a Twenty20 competition to begin in 2020 – their attempt at getting more people interested in cricket. It has caused controversy, with some saying it will be the beginning of the end for county cricket and others saying it will keep the game alive in…
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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…
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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…