Aussies bring World Cup home

Aussies bring World Cup home

1 of 6 Australian captain Ricky Ponting takes personal charge of the trophy as the team arrive at Perth airport

2 of 6 Ponting, vice-captain Adam Gilchrist and coach John Buchanan struggle to take their eyes off the prize

3 of 6 The victorious Australian squad are presented to their adoring public at Forest Place in Perth

4 of 6 Ponting and Gilchrist show the delighted crowd the fruits of their World Cup campaign

5 of 6 Brad Hogg gets his chance to celebrate with the trophy and 7,000 fans in Perth city centre

6 of 6 The Australian team are all smiles, knowing the World Cup is theirs for another four years