Captain Michael Clarke dedicated his team’s World Cup win to his former teammate Phil Hughes, the Australia cricketer who lost his life on the field last year before the India-Australian Test match began.
“It’s been a really tough few months and everyone would say we played this World Cup with 16 players. Tonight is dedicated to our little brother. Hughes used to party as well as any of them.”
“We’re really proud and it’s a wonderful achievement, to win in our own backyard in front of family and friends,” Clarke said after his team beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the 2015 World Cup final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Faulkner, meanwhile, was ecstatic to receive the player of the match away for superb performance with the ball. He finished with three wickets, including the crucial wicket of Grant Elliott.
“Pretty amazing feeling, in front of 90,000 at the MCG,” Faulkner said. “We’ve had an amazing journey the last couple of years. [Impact in the Powerplay] The skipper tosses you the ball and it works out like that sometimes. I thought I might not be here today, so this is an amazing feeling.”
