Aussies played like world champions and won like world champions. It has been a resilient comeback from a team that was struggling with inexperience and rank newcomers only four years back. Credit must be given to Clarke's exemplary leadership and the dignified decision to retire reinforces his great contribution to the team. Sometimes you have to end your own future for the team's better future. The game will miss him. I hope he has an extended test career. Congratulations Australia. NZ the eternal underdogs fought hard but this wasn't their day. I feel bad for Martin Crowe, the great kiwi batsman on his last pins who so wanted his boys to win for him. His words at the beginning were poignant to say the least. It was like Sunil Gavaskar saying that he would want to watch MSD's winning six in Mumbai, 2011 on his deathbed as the last image from the world of the living. As Sachin had said, he would hear the 'Sachin Sachin' chants even at the time of his death. Great cricketers live and die cricket. Strength to Martin Crowe and his family.
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