NZ better team through WC, we got rub of green in final: Morgan

New Zealand had a better World Cup than England but in the summit clash, the home team got the rub of the green, captain Eoin Morgan said lauding the gallant losers of what would go down as a final to remember in the history of international cricket.

Morgan had nothing but empathy for the Black Caps, who lost the title on countback of boundaries after both the regulation 50 overs and the Super Over ended in ties on Sunday. For England, it was their first World Cup triumph.

"They've been actually through a better tournament than we have. The fact a trophy is sitting here is, you know -- like I mentioned, we got the rub of the green today," Morgan said in the post-match press conference.

"New Zealand, throughout the group stages, were absolutely outstanding, very consistent and in the semifinal were very ruthless in playing against India, India are an extremely strong team," he added.

Morgan had the glittering trophy with him during the interaction but he doesn't expect his life to change much even despite what many would consider a life-changing day.

"I hope it (life) hasn't changed that much. I enjoy my life. I lead quite a quiet one, so I hope it hasn't changed too much, he said as softly as possible and upped the grace quotient in one go," he said.

But he won't mind if it changes for a Jason Roy, Jos Buttler or Ben Stokes.

"I would love it to change for everybody else who wants it to change, but I enjoy my life," he smiled.

So was it an Irishman's luck that got them over the line?