LEE PAYNE
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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 Zealand3rd Test (of 3)Headingley, Leeds23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th June 2022Result: England (360 & 296-3) beat New Zealand (329 & 326) by 7 wicketsEngland win the series 3-0 It was only innate English pessimism that put any doubt in the ability of our re-energised Test team to knock off the 113 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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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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