Rob Meech: Two words I never thought I'd say: Congratulations, Australia.

Robin Anthony: Mitchell Marsh joins Geoff as first father & son to win Cricket World Cup!

Parm Bilkhu: The last two World Cups have been won by the host nation. England will be hoping the trend continues in 2019.

Mitchell Starc loves it when a plan comes together. Take a bow, Craig McDermott.

Australia batsman Aaron Finch: "You always dream about this as a kid and for it to finally happen, especially at the MCG, is amazing. When you get in a tournament it's all about peaking at the right time, and the way we've played today has been a credit to everybody."

Australia batsman Steve Smith: "We said we wanted to play our best game at the end of the tournament and to win it three down is unbelievable."

Australia bowler Mitchell Starc: "There were plenty of nerves. [The delivery to dismiss Brendon McCullum] was a little plan Craig McDermott and I have been working on and it was nice to see it come together."

Australia batsman Steve Smith on TMS: "I don't normally get nervous but there were a lot of nerves at the start of the day, the whole bowling unit produced the goods and to be only chasing 180 on this ground was unbelievable. What a way to finish. We said today it was the batters' turn to step up, but it was the bowlers who did it for us again. I can't wait to get back in the sheds and celebrate with the boys. It's a fitting farewell to a magnificent career for Michael Clarke."

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Australia batsman David Warner: "The bowlers did their job really well and gave us a good total to chase. You've got got be positive and every game we've been 100% and done all the right things."

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin: "The staff have been challenging us to play the perfect game and we delivered on the biggest stage. It's been an amazing four weeks - we've got great support all around Australia."

Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"For me, it was on a knife-edge before today between Starc and Brendon McCullum for the way he's led New Zealand. But Mitchell Starc has set the tone today and so he'd be my player of the tournament."

*Drum roll*

The vote results for player of the tournament are in. And, it's another Aussie winner.

Mitchell Starc took 26.5% of the vote, Brendon McCullum 19.6% and AB de Villiers 17%. The full results are on this page, or by clicking the 'vote' tab.

DrHolmes: Credit must be given to Micky Arthur. No Micky Arthur=No Power Point-gate=No Darren Lehmann=No 'Back to the Australian style'.

Paul Roberts: If Peter Moores is (please sit down) "the outstanding coach of his generation", what accolade for the Ashes & World winner, Boof?

Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"In the 11 World Cup finals the winning captain has scored 622 runs from 10 innings with three not outs, at an average of 88.85. Steve Waugh did not bat in 1999."

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor on TMS: "We had our chances but we've got to give credit to Australia who played better and deserved the win. We're just disappointed for the fans and the people who travelled all the way. We never got it going with the ball, but chasing 180 they were never under any pressure. We gave it our best, we just weren't good enough.

"The atmosphere at a lot of our games was something I'll never forget. Rugby's our number one but for the last two months we've taken rugby off the front and back pages, and hopefully there's a generation of cricketers who can follow in our footsteps and go one better."

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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Looking at the age of the Australians, they should be looking at dominating for a while with the pace resources they've got. I speak to Darren Lehmann regularly and say he's lucky to work with them."

Darren Lehmann is now stood on the outfield being interviewed by television and he looks like a proud dad as he stands in shorts and jacket and lavishes praise on his boys... not knowing Brad Haddin is stood behind him ready to pour an ice bucket over his head.

"That's why I love them," says Boof.

Boof adds: "A week of celebration? Let's have more than that. Why not?!"

You heard it here first, Mrs Lehmann. Your old man is going to party like it's 1999., external

Wow, Brad Haddin has told Shane Warne that he's now going to have a beer with everyone inside the MCG. That'll be some party.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"We'll remember this World Cup for Australia driving to victory, but we'll remember the Kiwis in New Zealand going past everyone, and we'll think of that Australia-New Zealand game in Auckland - that was an incredible game, a bit like the tied Australia-South Africa game in 1999."

Karl Bergh: World Cup too predictable in the end. Both NZ and Aus unbeatable at home, SA beaten by rain and D/L, India overrated.

Nitin Sundar: Darren Lehmann: Winning runs in 1999 World Cup. Winning catch in 2003 World Cup. Winning touch all over the 2015 World Cup. Legend.

Tez: All this talk about Oz dominating in England but most of their batsmen are poor against swing as shown in the New Zealand match.

Darren Lehmann embraces every single one of his players with a bear hug. What a job the Aussie coach has done. It's not long since we were talking about the team being in crisis. Equilibrium has been restored. Well done, Australia.

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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Test Match Special

On Twitter:, external Well done Australia. Too good today. Best team wins while NZ cricket gets massive shot in the arm from this World Cup.

Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special

"It has been a marvellous victory from a very gifted team, with 16.5 overs and seven wickets to spare."

Listen to TMS commentary via the audio tab.

Australia 186-3 from 33.1 overs won by seven wickets

Not out batsmen: Smith 56, Watson 2

Fall of wickets: 2-1 (Finch 0), 63-2 (Warner 45), 175-3 (Clarke 74)

Bowling figures: Southee 8-0-65-0, Boult 10-0-40-1, Vettori 5-0-25-0, Henry 9.1-0-46-2, Anderson 1-0-7-0

New Zealand 183 (45 overs): Elliott 83, Johnson 3-30, Faulkner 3-36

NZ won toss

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Scorecard

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Michael Vaughan
Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

"Brilliant performance, the best team in the tournament fantastically led by Michael Clarke. Today they were just too powerful and strong for New Zealand, who have been great throughout the tournament. They've had everything you'd need in a one-day tournament, with the left-arm pace of Johnson and Starc. They've got everything covered."