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Frank was furious with Tottenham's sloppy defending, kicking a water bottle in disgust on the touchline.

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They ended the group stage with the best catch percentage and after some sloppy performances in the field against India in the home summer, those fumbles and mistakes were not on display out here.

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By the time Brentford punished Liverpool's sloppy defending to leave the champions in turmoil, Slot was looking increasingly bewildered on the touchline.

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In a bizarre first innings, England were uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball but a New Zealand side lacking in confidence failed to punish them and were bowled out for 168 in 38.2 overs.

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England had their moments, notably the positive start from openers Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones as they punished an uncharacteristically sloppy start from the Australian bowlers, adding 55 in eight overs.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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