New Zealand admitted it was like "amateurs playing the professionals" yesterday after England clinched a second successive final triumph to lift the ICC World Twenty20 trophy.

Having secured the 50-over version of the World Cup at Sydney in March by beating New Zealand, England triumphed at Lord's again yesterday to secure a six-wicket triumph with 18 balls remaining.

Katherine Brunt

No answer to swing
England won the toss and dismissed previously unbeaten New Zealand for 85 with swing bowler Katherine Brunt claiming three for six and an unbeaten 39 from Claire Taylor secured their double world championship success.
"England set the standards at the moment," admitted New Zealand coach Gary Stead.

"They've won two World Cups and today felt a little bit like the amateurs playing the professionals.

"It's the first time we've been knocked over and overall they are setting the standards at the moment and it's something we need to get better at."

England can now achieve a unique treble by beating Australia this summer in their only Test, although captain Charlotte Edwards admitted they had a far easier triumph than they expected.

"It was a lot easier than I thought it might be," she admitted.

"New Zealand were playing good cricket coming into this game and I would have taken 85 coming into today.

"A lot of credit has to go to our bowling attack because they bowled superbly well, the best bowling performance of the tournament."

Katherine Brunt