England captain Eoin Morgan says he "never allowed" himself to imagine lifting the World Cup before his side's astonishing victory over New Zealand in a thrilling final at Lord's.

The game went to a super over after both sides scored 241 from 50 overs.

"I've said incredible 50 times since lifting the trophy," Morgan told Test Match Special.

"The planning, hard work, dedication, commitment and the little bit of luck really did get us over the line."

Morgan said he was "very thankful" that - despite England's three defeats in the group stage - "people believed because we believed".

But he added: "I'd never allow myself to imagine winning the World Cup. Cynical me!"

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Paul: Following the super over on the coach back from the Blue Lagoon, Iceland. Fingers frantically refreshing the BBC Sport text feed. Brain not truly processing the words. Great job with the commentary.

Robert Harris: How fortunate in my lifetime to have seen our footballers win in 1966 (in extra time), our rugby team in 2003 (in extra time) and now our cricketers (in a tied super over). We don't do it the easy way, do we? Great respect to NZ: they didn't get the rub of the green

Nepali Ho: i am feeling jaded and recovering from yesterday...and..i am an indian fan in india!!!!!!!

This was the day that English cricket had been building to for four years, going back to when England were dumped out of the last World Cup in the first round.

Off the field, a renewed focus was placed on one-day cricket through the vision of former director of cricket Andrew Strauss.

On it, captain Morgan and coach Trevor Bayliss gave the players a new freedom and they responded with some spectacular performances, particularly with the bat.

They began the World Cup as favourites and the number one ranked side, but at one stage found themselves one defeat from elimination.

Morgan's men reversed their fortunes and swept into the final with three successive victories, including a memorable semi-final demolition of Australia.

In the final, the rollercoaster continued, only for the heroics of Stokes to leave England as worthy champions, matching the achievement of the England women's team on the same ground two years ago.

And Morgan, the architect of it all, joined immortals Bobby Moore and Martin Johnson as men to have lifted a World Cup for England.

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Liam Mansell: Been reading through the reaction of yesterday and everything, literally everything, is giving me goosebumps

Steve Turner: I’d never heard of a super over. Pretty complicated, I thought. Unsatisfactory way to end a major sporting event, I thought. There are times in life where you find yourself totally and utterly wrong

Chris Bonner: Whoever made the call to bring @JofraArcher, external into the @englandcricket, external squad deserves a knighthood.

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It can be argued that in just getting to the final, and therefore ensuring that it would be broadcast on free-to-air television, England had already given cricket in the UK an invaluable boost.

But those who did watch witnessed the greatest World Cup final of all-time and one of the most memorable moments in British sporting history.

As spectators streamed from St John's Wood station on Sunday morning, they were greeted by drummers, jugglers and dancers on roller skates.

It can be argued that in just getting to the final, and therefore ensuring that it would be broadcast on free-to-air television, England had already given cricket in the UK an invaluable boost.

But those who did watch witnessed the greatest World Cup final of all-time and one of the most memorable moments in British sporting history.

As spectators streamed from St John's Wood station on Sunday morning, they were greeted by drummers, jugglers and dancers on roller skates.

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Pre-school super over, anyone?!

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The drama of the finale was at odds with almost all of the match, which was an attritional affair on a tricky surface.

New Zealand stuck doggedly to a plan that centred on batting patience. Henry Nicholls' 55, and 47 from Tom Latham, held things together in the face of some probing England bowling.

The value of the Black Caps' pragmatism in reaching 241-8 was shown when England came to bat.

Matt Henry had Roy caught behind, the miserly Colin de Grandhomme ensured Joe Root suffered a similar fate, Lockie Ferguson got Jonny Bairstow to play on, then took a wonderful catch to hold Eoin Morgan at deep point.

England were floored, then came Stokes, the tie, the super over, and an unforgettable conclusion.

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Buttler on the super over: “You run through scenarios and do some visitations the night before but a super over certainly wasn’t one of those things I was thinking about.

“Having got out in the game you’re frustrated, then someone hits a boundary and then you’re elated again.

“To go through all those emotions and then have to go and bat again, though the calmest place you feel is in the middle because at least you can do something about it. That’s the best place to be as you can affect the game. When you’re just sat watching it’s heart-breaking.”

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Buttler on a World Cup legacy: “The bigger picture for us is coming into the World Cup, though it’s very easy to say, was that cricket had a great opportunity to try and inspire a nation, grab new fans and have existing fans fall love in the game even more.

“With the game being free-to-air I hope so many people around the country watched it. And I’m sure people who had never even watched cricket before, when they heard something called a super over was gong may have even switched on.”

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