Christchurch, March 11 -- Australia's wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey hailed his compatriot Mitchell Marsh and emphasized the importance of his role during their match-winning stand of 140 runs in the second Test against New Zealand.

Australia looked out of the game after the departure of Travis Head, leaving Australia in a precarious situation with the scoreboard reading 80/5 during their chase of 279 runs.

Both batters from that point took the fight against the opposition and their form allowed Australia to exercise control in the match that ended Monday.

They were able to negate the threat posed by New Zealand's star pace duo of Tim Southee and Matt Henry to guide Australia to a three-wicket win.

"Yeah, I'm thrilled. Was a great ser...