Australia impressively beat Kiwis

Australia impressively beat Kiwis

1 of 12 Australia's Matthew Hayden struggles to cope with the pace of New Zealand's Shane Bond and makes just one run

2 of 12 Bond is on fire as he captures another wicket to leave Australia reeling on 31-3 in only the ninth over

3 of 12 New Zealand's Andre Adams gets in on the act as he snares Darren Lehmann with Australia's total still under 50

4 of 12 Bond continues to rattle through the Australians to finish with 6-23, the best ever ODI figures by a New Zealander

5 of 12 Bond comprehensively bowls Ian Harvey to leave Australia in deep trouble on 84-7, but they start to rally and pass 150

6 of 12 The recovery is led by one-day master Michael Bevan who plays brilliantly to hit a classy half-century

7 of 12 Bichel's superb unbeaten knock of 64 helps Australia reach a total of 208-9 that seemed unlikely after their disastrous start

8 of 12 Glenn McGrath strikes a double blow for Australia, removing both Daniel Vettori and Nathan Astle in the third over

9 of 12 McGrath causes more problems four overs later, removing Scott Styris lbw to leave New Zealand stumbling on 33-3

10 of 12 Captain Stephen Fleming leads from the front for New Zealand before a loose shot sees hims become Brett Lee's first victim

11 of 12 Australia hit back when Brett Lee dismisses Fleming, but New Zealand contribute to their own downfall with some poor shots

12 of 12 Lee rattles through the New Zealand tail to wrap up a record 14th consecutive World Cup win for Australia by 96 runs