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England have stamped themselves cricket's white-ball kings after withstanding Pakistan's fearsome pace attack to win the T20 World Cup final by five wickets at the MCG.

Star allrounder Ben Stokes once again proved himself the ultimate big-game player, steering England home with six balls to spare in the face of Pakistan's fast-bowling brilliance.

Stokes hit the winning run to finish unbeaten on 51 and ensure England claimed their second T20 World Cup title and first since 2010.

They are the first team to hold the ODI and T20 World Cups at the same time after their memorable win over New Zealand in the 2019 50-over final at Lord's.

Predicted rain failed to arrive and interrupt Sunday night's blockbuster decider as 80,462 fans turned out for a rematch of the 1992 ODI World Cup final at the same venue.

England were in the box-seat after captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to field first, restricting Pakistan to just 8-137.

An explosive spell from tearaway quick Haris Rauf threatened to put Pakistan back in the contest as he dismissed No.3 Phil Salt and Buttler in quick succession to have the MCG rocking.

Shaheen Afridi took a superb catch to dismiss Harry Brook and have England reeling at 4-84 but the star Pakistani quick hurt himself in the process and was unable to bowl his crucial remaining two overs.

Momentum swung back towards England when Afridi went off the field, as Stokes played the starring role just like he did in the ODI final three years ago.

Moeen Ali (19) played a vital cameo role with Stokes but was bowled within five runs of victory.

Earlier, left-arm seamer Sam Curran put in a crucial spell of 3-12 from his four overs, continuing an impressive tournament for the 24-year-old Englishman.

Curran was able to remove the composed Shan Masood, forcing the middle-order batter into a rash shot when caught on the boundary for 38.

He also claimed Mohammad Rizwan (15), bowling the explosive opener for England's first wicket of the match.

Legspinner Adil Rashid was equally influential, finishing with 2-22 including the vital wicket of Mohammad Haris with his first ball.

Rashid's next scalp was even more important, as he dismissed dangerous Pakistan captain Babar Azam (32) during an over that turned out to be a wicket-maiden.

Stokes endured a nervous start with the new ball, sending down a no-ball and a wide with the first two deliveries of the game.

But it was all England after that, silencing the pro-Pakistan crowd by taking regular wickets and limiting their ability to find the boundary.

England and Pakistan both took unchanged teams into the decider after peaking at the right end of the tournament.

Key England fast bowler Mark Wood (hip) and batter Dawid Malan (groin) were again left out after struggling with injury.

Despite a forecast of heavy showers and possible storms, rain did not disrupt the match.

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The next generation of insulin pumps needed by 130,000 Australians with type 1 diabetes are to be made available at a fraction of the thousands of dollars a year they currently cost.

Health Minister Mark Butler says access to the Omnipod DASH Insulin Management system will be subsidised from December 1.

The system involves a waterproof adhesive pod which delivers insulin to the patient and a touchscreen programming device.

The pods are disposable and replaced every three days, and will be available through the National Diabetes Services Scheme at community pharmacies.

General patients will pay a maximum co-pay of $29.30 per month, with concession card holders paying $22.20 per month.

The touchscreen device is to be added to the list setting out the prostheses that private health insurers must pay benefits for, meaning it will be free with private cover.

Australians not with a private insurer can access the device through a subscription fee to maker Insulet.

Previously patients were paying over $400 per month for the pods and device.

Mr Butler said subsidies for the wearable technology were proposed under the previous government a year ago.

"The Albanese government is continuing to make life-changing technology accessible for Australians living with type 1 diabetes," he said.

"Subsidising this next generation technology means freedom of choice for Australians with type 1 diabetes, as well as the freedom from wires and tubes."

Mike Wilson, CEO of non-profit diabetes funder JDRF, welcomed the funding.

"Providing people who live with type 1 diabetes more affordable access to the management technologies of their choice is key to improving health outcomes and reducing financial burden," he said.

"It's wonderful that Omnipod will now be more accessible to more people who want it."

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Samoa captain Junior Paulo will be free to play in his country's first ever World Cup final after escaping with a caution for a dangerous tackle.

Paulo was sweating on the outcome of the competition's match review committee after a tip tackle on England's Tom Burgess in Samoa's 27-26 semi-final win.

Burgess landed head first into the turf at London's Emirates Stadium and resulted in Paulo spending 10 minutes in the sin bin.

England coach Shaun Wane played down the severity of the incident and said Paulo shouldn't serve suspension after his side's historic win.

The Parramatta prop received some welcome news from World Cup officials on Sunday when they only issued him with a caution, freeing him to play against Australia at Old Trafford next Saturday (Sunday AEDT).

Paulo was only able to play in the semi-final after fighting a striking charge stemming from Samoa's quarter-final win over Tonga.

The Samoa captain described facing Australia in the final as "probably the biggest game in Samoa's history".

"To do what we've done is overwhelming but the journey continues," he said.

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