England win Cricket World Cup after super-over drama against New Zealand
(The Guardian World News)

o New Zealand 241-8; England 241 all outo England win super over to claim World Cup for first timeo Latest reaction to England winning the World Cup This was the most astonishing, fortuitous, preposterous climax to any cricket match I´ve witnessed, let alone a World Cup final. Only the Kiwis could have coped so graciously with the manner of their defeat in the most riveting final this tournament has ever witnessed. At the end of it England emerged as World Cup winners for the first time. It is hard to believe how they managed it. We had better start at the end.The game had been gripping throughout. But in the final over it had more twists and turns than a Hitchcock thriller. England needed 15 runs to win from the last over, which was bowled by Trent Boult. Ben Stokes was on strike with two wickets remaining. Continue reading...