Brendon McCullum named captain of Cricket World Cup XI, Australia snubbed

05:21 - 30 March 2015

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New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum was named captain in the Cricket World Cup team of the tournament on Monday.

New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum was named captain of the Cricket World Cup team of the tournament on Monday, while champions Australia had just three representatives.

McCullum was one of five New Zealand players in the team, with fellow opening batsman Martin Guptill, all-rounder Corey Anderson, spinner Daniel Vettori and swing bowler Trent Boult making the XI.

But although Australia defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in Sunday's final, only Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell and Steven Smith were selected.

South Africa are represented by captain AB de Villiers and paceman Morne Morkel, while Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara was picked at number three in the batting order.

Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor was named 12th man.

The team was selected by a panel of six: ICC general manager Geoff Allardice, New Zealand Herald journalist Andrew Alderson, Indian broadcaster Harsha Bhogle, umpire Richard Kettleborough, The Age journalist Chloe Saltau and former England captain Michael Vaughan.