Brad Haddin tells an Australian radio station the Black Caps deserved the berating he gave them in the Cricket World Cup final.

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has justified his sledging of the Black Caps in the Cricket World Cup final because they had made him "uncomfortable" with their "nice" attitudes earlier in the tournament.

Haddin was speaking to Sydney radio station Triple M on Monday, as the all-night victory celebrations rolled on from their seven-wicket hiding of New Zealand the night before.

Haddin was under fire because of repeated chatter and "sending off" of New Zealand batsmen Martin Guptill and Grant Elliott. But the hard-nosed gloveman didn't back away from that, declaring: "You know what? They deserved it."

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Haddin suggested the pleasant attitude of the Black Caps during Australia's pool match in Auckland, which the Kiwis won, had hardened his attitude towards Brendon McCullum's team if there was to be a rematch in the playoffs.

"They were that nice to us in New Zealand and we were that uncomfortable," Haddin told the radio station in an interview that was reported in Australian media by News.com.

"I said in the team meeting: 'I can't stand for this anymore, we're going at them as hard as we can.'"

Getty Images Cricket World Cup winner Brad Haddin holds the trophy aloft with team-mates after Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the final.

"It was that uncomfortable," Haddin said.



"All they were was that nice to us for seven days.



"I said, 'I'm not playing cricket like this. If we get another crack at these guys in the final I'm letting everything [out].'"



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Earlier in the phone hookup, star batsman Steve Smith said the team had "seen the sun come up in Melbourne" after "an amazing 24 hours" and spoke highly of the Black Caps.

"We're still going, actually, the boys are having a good time."

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Smith said they had shared their celebrations with New Zealand players earlier in the night.

"They came in for a beer after the game. They're a great bunch of guys," he said.