Australia win World Cup after beating New Zealand
Australia beat New Zealand to win the World Cup for a fifth time at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground.
New Zealand lost captain Brendon McCullum to the fifth ball of the match and were bowled out for 183.
Grant Elliott resisted with 83, while Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Johnson and James Faulkner shared eight wickets.
Australia sealed a seven-wicket win in 33.1 overs, with captain Michael Clarke scoring 74 in his final one day international, while Steve Smith ended 56 not out.
In this clip, Test Match Special commentators Jim Maxwell and Michael Vaughan describe the winning moment.
This clip is originally from Test Match Special, Sunday 29th March 2015.
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