Warner, who is set to board a stupid o'clock plane to South Africa tomorrow, collects the T20 Trophy, and that concludes the formalities. Thanks for tuning in - next up, we've got the ODI series between New Zealand and England, starting on Sunday. See you then.
David Warner "Over the moon, from the get-go we played superb cricket, tried to execute everything with energy. We look back the last 18-24 months, people talk about us not taking T20 seriously, but this bunch have come out of the BBL with superb form and I couldn't be prouder of the guys. It proves the great depth in Australia cricket."
Kane Williamson "Though the middle we didn't assess as well as we could have. There was a bit of scarring, and we probably thought we needed more. The rain probably didn't affect the result, that's just the way it goes. With the bat they were ultra-positive, we were looking to take wickets but weren't able to do so."
Ashton Agar is Man of the Match. "Your length has to be perfect, whether you're at the WACA or here," he says. "It was helpful to have a sighter [on Friday], I couldn't believe how small the ground was." He also says this has been the most enjoyable tour he's yet been on as an Australia player. Which is nice.
Carl Whyte: "Hey Miller, another thrashing in the tests and now T20's. NZ will now give the poms a good hiding to boot. Don't brag about the ODI matches as Australia will make it 6 at the next WC" If you say so. Sounds like selective gloating to me though ...
10.38pm MATCH ABANDONED. That's all folks... the umpires have decided that the ground is too wet to resume before the cut-off time. That's a pity, but there's no complaints about the inaugural Trans-Tasman T20 champions. Australia win by 19 runs on DLS, with five wins out of five in the tournament.
10.26pm The rain appears to have stopped and the mopping-up is underway. Watch this space...
Damian: "Totally agree with Chappy, might as well stand on a chair outside the field of play and catch the ball on the jump inside the field of play. The "SIX" law requires some attention. That boundary was not even circular, looked more zigzag." But that's a completely different scenario. He caught the ball inside the rope, then got it back under control inside the rope. He didn't launch himself from the stands in the first instance, which is what the rule tweak was designed to prevent.
10.18pm Chappy: "Sorry but that 'catch' off Finch should be a six, I know what the rule says but its stupidly illogical. You cant 'catch' the ball infield, run over the boundary and then without coming back into the field of play complete the 'catch'. As he never re-entered the field of before he started to take the 'catch' again that should be six." Personally I have no issue whatsoever in rewarding athleticism and co-ordination, two things I lack in abundance.
Matthew Vincent: ""We could be set for an unsatisfactory conclusion here" This whole match has been an unsatisfactory conclusion...." Valid
10.17pm I'm afraid it is still hammering down. We could be set for an unsatisfactory conclusion here, but fingers crossed. Australia in utter control of DLS, so it's NZ who need to get back out there and takes lots of wickets
And back comes the rain. Humbug. Hopefully it's just another short interlude
Sanu: "I never ever seen Maxwell like this before (1 six after 17 balls). You are kidding me? He was so so serious after IPL10. What Virender Sehwag wanted in him. Take #responsibility and #beresponsible." He's doing the job required to win a trophy. Can't argue with that...
END OF OVER:14 | 8 Runs | AUS: 108/3 (43 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.71, RRR: 7.16)
- Glenn Maxwell19 (17b)
- Aaron Finch7 (9b)
- Ish Sodhi4-0-21-1
- Trent Boult3-0-27-0
Aravind: "Personally I think it was a poor move to send Agar at no:3.. it should have been Finch at that position, which would have helped the team's cause better .." Hindsight is a wonderful thing. But hard to argue that Australia aren't in command here
END OF OVER:13 | 5 Runs | AUS: 100/3 (51 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 7.69, RRR: 7.28)
- Glenn Maxwell12 (14b)
- Aaron Finch6 (6b)
- Trent Boult3-0-27-0
- Colin Munro2-0-18-1