LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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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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My latest musings on Norwich City Football Club are in today’s Eastern Daily Press and Norwich Evening News. You can read it online here. I know I’ve posted this rather late to encourage you to buy a paper, but in further I’d urge you to consider it – local papers are really important and they…
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Gary Lineker being taken off the air from his position as the host of the BBC’s Match of the Day is the story that’s dominating the headlines at the moment. The former England striker, who has been the host of the Premier League highlights programme since 1999, is being punished because he won’t apologise for…
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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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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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I don’t mind big crowds. They afford a certain anonymity, and I like that. I would prefer to be in a crowd than in a room with one other person. I’m used to them, too – I’ve had a season ticket at Norwich City for 13 years, I’ve seen the England cricket team a few…
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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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I am typing these words into my laptop, at my desk in my bedroom, facing the window. It’s exactly 9.30am and the Norfolk village of Brundall is covered in a milky white blanket of cloud. A drizzle is falling, the sort of rain that no one would describe as ‘chucking it down’ but the sort…
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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
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