Theres no other way to say this. Australias cricketers are presently in the grip of the kind of slide that has historically ended careers.A fourth consecutive defeat, sealed with more than a session to spare by a South Africa side minus AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn, is Australias worst run of losses since six in a row in 2013. The coach Mickey Arthur was sacked by Cricket Australia between the fourth and the fifth.To find another instance of four or more consecutive losses the clock must be wound back all the way to 1984, when the Australian Cricket Board (in its infinite wisdom) scheduled 10 consecutive Tests against West Indies at their mightiest. Kim Hughes led Australia through five straight defeats before resigning in tears at the Gabba. Allan Borders first Test as captain was a sixth loss in a row.Venture further still into the past, to the divisive days of the World Series Cricket split, and another loss of five Tests in a row - four to Mike Brearleys England and one to a Sarfraz Nawaz-inspired Pakistan in 1978-79. Graham Yallop - having predicted a six-nil Ashes victory - was relieved of his command after a 5-1 series defeat. Hughes was duly in command for the Pakistan loss at the MCG, during which time Kerry Packer and the board chairman Bob Parish met to discuss a much-needed truce in the cricket war.What does all this say? That the system can only take so much strain before it breaks. Another recent example of course is the summer of 2010-11. Three innings defeats in the one Ashes series, while not consecutive, humiliated Australian cricket at home. those results ushered the end of Ricky Pontings captaincy, Tim Nielsens coaching tenure and the breaking up of the selection panel chaired by the part-timer Andrew Hilditch. Those changes were wrought by the Argus review, a major undertaking that enshrined numerous alterations to how the national team was run.Five years on, and that document still takes pride of place in the personal collection of the team performance manager Pat Howard, among others. But as already discussed, the mixed priorities illustrated by the move of the first Test of the summer from the Gabba to the WACA, and the scheduling of a solitary Sheffield Shield match - under lights with a pink ball at that - place fresh scrutiny on decision-making in the halls of CAs Jolimont headquarters.Intriguingly, the CA board recently hosted a presentation by the New South Wales chairman John Warn and chief executive Andrew Jones on how they turned around the fortunes of the games most populous state. Independent governance at director level should ensure CAs CEO, James Sutherland, is kept on his toes. So too should a mood for change at senior executive level - Kate Banozic and Mike McKenna have gone, while the former board director Kevin Roberts has come in, alongside a newly promoted head of finance in Todd Shand. Pressure, too, must fall on the coach Darren Lehmann, despite his recent signing of a renewed deal to see him through to 2019. Earlier in this match, he offered up familiar homilies to ABC Radio about the quality of the individuals currently in the dressing room, how hard they were working and how great their attitudes were. This extended not just to the players but also to support staff including David Saker, Graeme Hick and Lehmanns old state team-mate Greg Blewett - nominally the fielding coach.They do all the prep, theyre great young men, theyre trying to do as well as they can for Australia each and every time, its just a case of making little mental lapses at times, Lehmann had said. Collectively were always pretty positive, but stats will show we havent batted as well as we would have liked the last few Test matches. Theres no hiding the fact weve got to bat better.Theres always pressure when youre coaching your country or playing for the country, thats why the guys have got to where theyve got to. 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After impressive Royal Rumble and WrestleMania debuts, Styles has headlined PPVs, successfully turned into one of the top heels in the company and is coming off of a match of the year candidate at SummerSlam with the companys most recognizable face. He could easily find himself at the top of this list by years end. (Coyle)His match, perhaps along with his belt, was buried during SummerSlam. But until Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan turn his belt blue, the WWE world heavyweight championship still has meaning and the champion shouldnt fall out of the top spot. (Markazi)After beating Sasha Banks at SummerSlam, Charlotte celebrated reclaiming her WWE womens championship on Good Morning America?the next day. She is Ric Flairs daughter, but she has an Undertaker-like streak going at major events. 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With the injury to Bálor, Owens was thrust right back into the main event scene with an upcoming Universal championship match. It was great to see him test his comedic chops and show greater character depth with?Chris Jericho?over the last few weeks, but his overall body of work since joining the WWEs main roster in 2015 merits serious consideration for Owens to have?a run with Raws top title. (Fiorvanti)This might be the last time The Face that Runs the Place appears on this list for a while, but its appropriate that hes recognized for a truly spectacular, show-stealing match that he put on with A.J. Styles at SummerSlam. Cena has reinvented himself in the ring over the last couple of years, and the passing of the torch moment he had with Styles proves both his love for the wrestling business and willingness to help push the next wave of stars to higher and higher levels. (Fiorvanti)Rusev has always had the rare combination of agility and power and now hes getting consistent mic time, proving that he is an effective talker. All of that combined has created one of the most valuable heels on RAW. (Coyle) ' ' '