Grant Elliott could scarcely have done more to put the nay-sayers in their place at the World Cup.

A Kiwi expat who confirmed himself as one of the planet's staunchest Black Caps fans with a 55-hour round-trip from London to Melbourne had no regrets last night about embarking on his monster....

The World Cup final was the first time at least one of New Zealand's top three batsmen had failed to get past 38 at the tournament.

Hope and expectation can be cruel companions for NZ cricket fans.

Life can get pretty tough when you're a talisman and you're having one of those days when you just can't "talis".

Australia got their revenge for Eden Park loss, steamrolling a Black Caps side that was unable to truly compete.

A tense atmosphere has settled over the fanzone in central Auckland as early wickets fell for the Black Caps in the Cricket World Cup final today.

Every ball, every run, every wicket - stat by stat coverage of the Black Caps v Australia 2015 Cricket World Cup final at the MCG.

Images from the Cricket World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia in Melbourne.

One punter at the Cricket world Cup final will miss the entire game after streaking on to the field at the Melbourne Cricket Ground before the match began.

UK Telegraph writer Rob Bagchi has written a piece on why everyone should want Australia to lose World Cup. We've republished in it full.

See how today's Cricket World Cup final at the MCG went down, with the Herald’s team of reporters and commentators.

Brendon McCullum writes: Our team has received incredible support and it’s this sense of belonging that we take into the final today. Our motivation is to play for you.

Dying NZ cricket legend Martin Crowe says he'll be holding back tears as he watches today's Cricket World Cup final - possibly the last match he will see.

Kia Ora - just to avoid confusion, that's a common greeting on this side of the Tasman.

Grandma was on the floor with that smiling-but-slightly-bewildered expression. And still wearing the Santa hat.

Will we win? It's the question that has driven me nuts this week.

Kyle Mills gives fans an exclusive insight into what will be going on in the Black Caps’ camp in the lead-up to this afternoon’s final.

Dearest Kiwi neighbours - sincere congratulations on the wonderful success of your all-conquering cricket team.

Heather du Plessis-Allan wonders: At what abstract point do we decide an immigrant has earned the right to call him or herself a New Zealander?

A quick google of the words 'Brendon McCullum' yesterday unveiled a gem.

More regular Chappel-Hadlee Trophy cricket against Australia is in the pipeline.

Among the pile of questions thrown at Brendon McCullum yesterday, was whether he'd rein his style in given the size of the occasion at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today.