Michael Clarke leads Australia to fifth World Cup title

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Michael Clarke leads Australia to fifth World Cup title in his final ODI innings - ICC

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00:00Still an aggressive field to Michael Clarke.

00:03People waiting to catch. Clarke goes after it and says,

00:07nope, nope, you won't do this to me.

00:16Yeah, why, no third man in place. New Zealand are looking to take wickets, be aggressive.

00:22Knew exactly that, Michael Clarke, so could.

00:27Clever by Michael Clarke, not exactly where he wanted it.

00:29Not to be, but good enough.

00:35Up the hands of Gully.

00:38As McCullum searches for wickets, so Michael Clarke searches for responses.

00:44Consecutive boundaries.

00:47Not all that short from Matt Henry on that occasion.

00:52Just an up win.

00:53Well, that's a shot.

00:59That's a real shot of authority from Michael Clarke.

01:02That is a statement in itself.

01:0423 overs gone, 112 for two.

01:06It's been quite a resolute defence.

01:09Not the worst delivery.

01:10Just a length ball and Michael Clarke goes crunch.

01:14Have a wide mid on.

01:16And a shot of authority, there's no doubt about that.

01:19And that releases the pressure.

01:21It has been just a fraction too short tonight.

01:26This time over mid off.

01:28It was coming.

01:29He's a good player of spin, Michael Clarke.

01:31The mid off was up, and that was the easier option.

01:35Hit with the turn.

01:36Key here.

01:38Perfect example of just using your feet.

01:41And it was effortless because he did the hard part.

01:43He got himself in the position.

01:44Just not even to have to over hit the ball.

01:47He never panicked through the shot.

01:50And he's batting pretty well too.

01:52That's glorious.

01:55Last three or four overs, he has stamped his class.

01:59Once again, a good hit.

02:01He's set.

02:03Just lets the ball come onto his bat.

02:04And such a good timer of the cricket ball.

02:1250 for Michael Clarke.

02:14And a very good one at that.

02:16On the biggest occasion and one of the most sentimental in his career.

02:23Well, the face and the body says it all.

02:26How much it meant to him.

02:29Didn't have much to chase, but, you know,

02:32the wicket at that stage could have put a little bit more pressure on Australia.

02:36And the captain stands up in his last game.

02:38Full toss.

02:43Crunched right in the middle of the gap.

02:45I reckon that a race away for four.

02:46Quick outfield here in Melbourne these days.

02:49Rock hard.

02:50Flies away for another boundary.

02:52Brendan McCollum.

02:53He's kept attacking fields all the way through this innings,

02:55which he had to do.

02:56And that means there's plenty of gaps to get through the infield.

02:59Well, it's four.

03:00Since Michael Clarke has got to the crease,

03:02he played a forward defence early on.

03:04You just thought Troy would hit the middle of the bat.

03:08And that's a great shot from Michael Clarke.

03:10And Michael all the way in that one bounce.

03:14Well, just stepping down to Amaya

03:15to get to this culmination of this moment.

03:19I'm sure there's some goosebumps flying through him already,

03:23knowing he's around the corner from lifting a World Cup trophy.

03:26Oh, yeah, that adrenaline will be flowing.

03:29More wide.

03:30Oh, that could go all the way again.

03:33Yeah, that's got a race away for four.

03:35Back-to-back boundaries for Michael Clarke.

03:37And as we're back-to-back boundaries.

03:40Oh, he's on his way.

03:41That's gone.

03:42That's another boundary.

03:43Piece of the gap.

03:44Three in a row for Michael Clarke.

03:46And the end is not far away.

03:48Just 15 required now for Australia.

03:51Yeah, great way to go out.

03:52It's always nice to go out on a high.

03:56And for people to ask the question,

03:58why are you rather than why don't you?

04:01Oh, he's going again.

04:02He's cut that high and wide.

04:04He had the width.

04:04He's advancing.

04:06Adrenaline's flowing.

04:07He wants this wrapped up.

04:08That's four in a row.

04:09Four boundaries.

04:10Back-to-back.

04:1111 now required.

04:12First place to be bowling.

04:14It's four square cuts in a row.

04:16Great fast hands there.

04:17I agree with you.

04:19It's just been a long World Cup.

04:21A lot of emotion.

04:22A lot of intensity for the Kiwis.

04:24Played a lot of their cricket at home.

04:25Had great support.

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