LEE PAYNE
An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more
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Most of us have had a camera phone for quite a while now, with hundreds if not thousands of photos taken over the years. I’ve scrolled through mine and picked out ten that have a story behind them. 1st November 2010 – Dad I have told the story about my dad more than once, but…
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I’ve been back from my holiday for a week now, but as these things often do, it feels like a lot longer! I usually go away around my mum’s birthday (19th July) and this year was no different. In 2021, we stayed in Salford to make it easy to get to Old Trafford for a…
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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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LEE PAYNE explains how he thinks England could regain the Ashes down under in 2021-22.
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LEE PAYNE on watching cricket in Manchester and why the game doesn’t need reinventing.