Hockey: Black Sticks men thrashed in Oceania Cup final

The Kookaburras celebrate one of many goals against the Black Sticks. Photo / Photosport

The Kookaburras' revolution under Colin Batch has continued after routing New Zealand 6-0 to claim a tenth straight Oceania Cup.

Aran Zalewski and Tom Wickham led the scoring with a pair of goals each, while Dylan Wotherspoon and Jake Whetton also got one each in a comprehensive final win over the Black Sticks on Sunday.

It was the second straight match the Kookaburras dominated their trans-Tasman rivals, having also put five past them earlier in the week.

The men's national team dictated possession flow for most of the game, upping the tempo at will and slowing the rhythm when New Zealand began to press.

Their defence was well organised but also scrambled efficiently to deny the Black Sticks any real opportunities at goal before finishing with a clean sheet.

It was all green and gold from the opening hit in Sydney, with Wickham making the most of a lung-busting run from Matthew Swann in just the second minute.

The lead doubled when Wotherspoon turned two defenders to score three minutes later.

Whetton continued Australia's dominance with a goal after quarter time, before Zalewski added a fourth off a neatly-executed Tom Craig cross in the 19th minute.

Not even a green card against Joshua Beltz could swing the momentum in New Zealand's favour, with Australia taking a comfortable 4-0 lead into halftime.

The third quarter fell into a deep lull with neither team sustaining any pressure until Zalewski completed his double off a third consecutive penalty corner to end the period.

Wickham then completed the win with his second deep into the fourth quarter.