ICC ODI World Cup final - MCG.

[Pies4shaw]

And Faulkner gets a wicket first ball!

[Pies4shaw]

And another with his third ball! Taylor and Anderson both gone. 5/150, now.

[Donny]

5/150. Faulks 2 quick wickets.

[Pies4shaw]

That could be very important. Apart from the fact of two wickets, he's done it right at the start of the powerplay.

[Pies4shaw]

Double wicket maiden from Faulkner. Second game in a row.

[Donny]

Ross Taylor out. Wicket for James Faulkner.

Faulkner followed up by bowling Corey Anderson, 2 balls later.

NZ 5/150 after 36 overs. Grant Elliott 72*

[Donny]

Starc. Ronchi gorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnnnn.

[Pies4shaw]

Starc has another. 6/151.

[Donny]

3/1 - last 8 balls.

[Pies4shaw]

Given the criticism he sometimes gets, Haddin's role in starting that mini-collapse should be acknowledged. That first catch was brilliant.

[Pies4shaw]

Johnson bowls Vettori. Lucky that Elliott survived that lbw review or NZ'd be just about done.

[Pies4shaw]

And Faulkner gets Elliott caught behind.

[Pies4shaw]

8/178 after 42.4 overs.

[Pies4shaw]

300 looking tough, now, eh, Donny? That's the thing that getting wickets will do. A graphic just went up on the TV: NZ in this World Cup have averaged 11.5 per over in the last ten. It's fair to say they'll be lucky to get 50 from them today.

[Donny]

8/178 with 43 overs gone.