Australia in final after 34-run win
Australia broke their semi-final jinx at the Champions Trophy with a34-run triumph over a spirited New Zealand at Mohali to enter their firstfinal
01/11Result
1st Semi Final (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at Mohali, Nov 1 2006
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
206 (46/50 ov)
Player of the Match
01/11Result
1st Semi Final (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at Mohali, Nov 1 2006
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
206 (46/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
McGrath says come and get me
England have been encouraged to target Glenn McGrath during the Ashes by both the bowler and Ricky Ponting
Ponting grateful for the wise heads
He might have been criticised for being over the hill at the start of the tournament but Glenn McGrath's performances over the last two matches show what a well-oiled machine he is
Candid Fleming rues timid display
Stephen Fleming wasn't willing to hear any talk about "surrendering without a fight" but at the same time he didn't think New Zealand needed to eliminate performances such as today's, when they were outplayed at Mohali
Ponting stands firm on disputed catches
Not for the first time in this tournament, the issue of a fielder beingunsure about the legality of a catch cropped up again and Ricky Pontingreiterated his stance on the need for an agreement between captains
Australia v New Zealand, 1st semi-final, Champions Trophy
Match home for Australia v New Zealand, 1st sem-final, Champions Trophy, November 1, 2006
One-sided rivalry, and Symonds the matchwinner
Cricinfo looks at some of the significant numbers from the Mohali semi-final between Australia and New Zealand
Going full throttle
Given New Zealand's desire to step up whenever Ricky Ponting's men arrive, it was a meek surrender of the top order in a showpiece match as Australia reached their first Champions Trophy final
Preview
Bond the key in trans-Tasman clash
There's a myth that's been doing the rounds built on a notion that New Zealand raise their game against Australia, that they develop an extra cladding of steel when faced with their rivals from across the Tasman Sea