Australia just too powerful. What a player Mitch Marsh has become. Hopefully his body becomes a partner in his future because he is too good to be playing as little he has. Brilliant today.
Marsh goes berserk in celebration, a flood of emotions from the years past. He’s been terrific on the big night. We saw magic from Williamson earlier in the evening. But Marsh came out to pour cold water over it, subjecting New Zealand to more agony in a final. Fireworks light up the night sky in Dubai, trying their best to match up the display put on by Australia as they romped home in a blaze, making a mockery of what seemed a very competitive 172. They lost Finch early again. But it didn’t take long for Warner and Marsh to take control. And when they did, they never let go. The celebrations tell you how much it means to them. A trophy that’s eluded them until today. Plenty of player interviews coming up for you. Stay tuned.
Steven Smith: It means a lot. We have worked hard for a long time and it is honour to be here with the boys and take the trophy home. Warner’s last two weeks have been amazing. A lot of people were writing him off. He came in with exceptional intent and took the game away at the start.
Mitchell Starc: It’s not been an ideal lead up. But this is the closest the guys were and it has shown in the way we played our cricket. Different guys in different games and the closeness with the guys has taken us through. Zampa has been the best bowler by far in white ball over the last two years. We know how to bowl around him. The bowling group just know our roles a lot clearer.
Maxwell: It was perfect, I was fresh and hitting the ball really well. It was nice to be out there to hit the winning runs. Zampa has been a superstar in this format and ODIs and I had the pleasure of watching him grow into the player he is. To watch him bring all his talent into the international stage has been a pleasure. He’s also fielding well, and in the last three years as a legspinner, there haven;t been many better in the world.
Josh Hazlewood: There’s always pressure, the batters come at you and we kept the powerplay to 40ish, so a good effort there. I got away towards the end. Exceptional chase from our guys. Kane is a superb players, has been for a long time, it was a classical Kane innings. He scored all around, and hurt us when we bowled poorly.
