LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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Tag: second
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This is a post I’ve been planning to write for a few weeks. With the events of the last few days marking the end of the second Elizabethan age, I realised that it will be more poignant. I recently returned to the ‘retro shop’/garden centre that I had found a football magazine from 1964 in…
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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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For some reason, I failed to write about the second week of Euro 2020. Having made this great declaration of rounding up each week of the tournament, skipping one when it only lasts for four is poor form. Apologies. Let’s get back on track. Here’s what happened in the second week Since my last post,…