LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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It’s hard to believe, but we are nearing the end of another year. Here are some of my highlights from watching sport in 2023. Football This year has been one to forget for Norwich City. In fact, it’s been the club’s worst year since… well, last year. David Wagner was appointed as head coach in…
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The events of the last week will, I think, prove to be a watershed moment for Norwich City Football Club. The displeasure and the disconnect felt by the fans was not only about the club’s repeated inability to put up a fight in the Premier League. It was deeper than that. We felt like we…
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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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On Saturday, the news broke that Emi Buendia would be sold by Norwich City. Less than a month after the end of the season, they were no longer rumours. My first reaction was disappointment. I was desperate for Norwich to keep their most creative player, believing him to be crucial to our hopes of staying…
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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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LEE PAYNE explains how he thinks England could regain the Ashes down under in 2021-22.
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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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