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defeat

[dih-feet] / dɪˈfit /






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Sixes entered administration last week, before England lost the Ashes following defeat in the third test match against Australia in Adelaide.

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However, the stats tell a story as their only Premier League defeat since August came against Liverpool in October and since then Villa have won six straight top-flight games.

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Following yet another defeat at the Gabba, Stokes said his dressing room is "no place for weak men" – words that could come back later in the tour.

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Stokes took over as captain in the aftermath of the 4-0 defeat here four years ago and this tour was billed as the culmination of the leadership of the all-rounder and head coach Brendon McCullum.

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Ashes defeats in Australia usually mean sweeping changes to an England regime and the bloodletting will soon begin.

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