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A selection of reactions from the Australia and New Zealand teams after the World Cup final

The display of a young and hungry pace attack and Steven Smith's steel won the World Cup final and there were signs that this group can go on to dominate ODIs for the next five years

Through the tournament, they captured the imagination of the world with an attacking style of cricket, but in the final, their lack of a plan B showed them up

Stats highlights from the World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand

New Zealand poor opening and the stubborn bails among the plays of the day from the World Cup final

Australia and New Zealand will always be linked because they are, in fact, more than mere geographical neighbours or brothers

Their playing careers were vastly different, and so are their personalities, but the road to the World Cup final for Hesson and Lehmann has been similar

Right through the World Cup, New Zealand have played a brand of cricket that has endeared the team to its public. They will play the final in the same manner

While Australia have been regulars in World Cup finals and have won the title four times, for New Zealand this is their maiden entry

New Zealand may be the "little brothers from across the ditch" but they are heading to the MCG and keen to remind their hosts of the local rivalry

The atmosphere at Eden Park when New Zealand booked their place in the World Cup final was electric. It wasn't much different at the airport as the players left for Melbourne

It was Grant Elliott and New Zealand's time in Auckland. Not South Africa's

New Zealand's rise as a cricketing force has generated an upsurge of support, and on the day of their biggest World Cup triumph yet, Eden Park became a living, breathing, 41,000-strong cardiogram

How cricketers reacted to a humdinger of a semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa

Stats highlights from the first semi-final, between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland

Plays of the Day from the first semi-final, between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland