Australia coach Darren Lehmann has defended his players following criticism of their behaviour during Sunday ’ s World Cup final win over New Zealand . Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin came under fire for his send-off of Kiwi opener Martin Guptill , and a photograph of Haddin and all-rounder James Faulkner mocking Grant Elliott after his dismissal cast a shadow over the Australian ’ s fifth World Cup triumph . Brad Haddin clapped in Martin Guptill 's face after the New Zealand batsman was bowled during the final . But Lehmann insisted Haddin was following team orders . And he was able to cite the ICC ’ s failure to censure his team as evidence that they hadn ’ t gone over the top . ‘ He ’ s copped a bit , hasn ’ t he ? ’ Lehmann said . ‘ No one got reported out of the game , so we must have played it fair . It was a little bit disappointing , but people are entitled to their opinions and you ’ re going to have good and bad times . You accept that and you move on . ‘ We ’ re happy with the way we played , obviously . We knew we wanted to be really aggressive against them , and look , sometimes it works , sometimes it doesn ’ t. ’ Grant Elliott ( left ) was also given a less-than-sporting send-off by Haddin and James Faulkner ( second right ) Boorish behaviour on Sunday cast a shadow over the Australian ’ s fifth World Cup triumph . But Sportsmail ’ s David Lloyd , who is part of the ICC ’ s umpire selection panel , has added his voice to the chorus of criticism aimed at the Australians . ‘ I was very disappointed at some of the behaviour in cricket ’ s showpiece event , particularly from the Australians , ’ he said . ‘ Watching it on my TV , and as a president of a local league , I know what will happen : this will be repeated in leagues across the land , because the players will think it ’ s macho . It ’ s not. ’ Meanwhile , ICC president Mustafa Kamal has resigned after falling out with his colleagues . Kamal , a Bangladeshi , had labelled the ICC the ‘ Indian Cricket Council ’ after his side ’ s quarter-final loss to India was marred by questionable umpiring , and was barred from presenting the trophy at the MCG on Sunday .
Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin came under fire for send-off of Martin Guptill . All-rounder James Faulkner mocked Grant Elliott after his dismissal . The Australian team has been criticised by the ICC over its handling of the incident and is yet to be given a formal apology from Warner.