But with each successive defeat, they are moving closer to being defined by a slump that has now encompassed one-fourth of the season's schedule.

This time Enniscrone were the losing team which was their second successive final defeat.

This was Hull's second successive defeat in a Challenge Cup final.

The club suffered a fourth successive defeat at home to Brentford.

England lost the match by 10 wickets, a second successive defeat.

It was their second county title ever while it was a third successive defeat for Cloyne in the final.

England crash to their seventh successive international defeat.

It was the second successive defeat for Savarese, whose record fell to 39-4.

The Giants, facing their fourth successive defeat, got the message.

Mozart was reported to be working "exceptionally well" at home but a second successive odds-on defeat followed three weeks later.