On his watch,his team now find themselves world champions in both Test and one-day cricket.
Every Australian player made significant contributions to the World Cup win,but some were simply outstanding. See who we thought were the best.
Australia leapt from good to great by snatching the World Cup with a performance equal parts calm,crafty and courageous.
Travis Head’s greatest innings propelled Australia to what may be their finest moment,a World Cup triumph over raging hot favourites India in Ahmedabad.
When Will Pucovski came back from injury in a first-grade game for Melbourne last year,he thanked his opening partner for his calming words. That player was AFL draft prospect Harry DeMattia.
Test and one-day skipper Pat Cummins is firmly focused on Australia winning a sixth World Cup as he mulls his future in the top job.
Glenn Maxwell is struggling to recover in time for Saturday’s clash against Bangladesh,while Sean Abbott is a chance to play his first World Cup match.
Experts describe what was happening inside the Australian cricketer’s body to cause the strange contortions during his extraordinary World Cup innings.
This will be a different sort of day at the cricket for Australia in Dharamshala,but they will know what to expect from New Zealand - and what to give them.
Pat Cummins’ men head to Delhi to take on a Dutch side that rocked the tournament with an upset victory against South Africa last week.
As Australia turn towards the business end of the World Cup,Travis Head’s return will stiffen the line-up. But the opener may not play against Netherlands on Wednesday.