The much-maligned Marsh brothers guaranteed they will live on after a thrilling redemption story clinched Australia a historic Test series victory under lights at Adelaide Oval.
In an extraordinary finish to the first day-night match, the injured Mitchell Starc hobbled through for the winning two runs struck off Peter Siddle's bat to send a huge crowd leaping from their seats.
The heartbroken Black Caps were left to ponder what might have been if not for the farcical third umpiring call that cost them so badly on day two. 
Never before in Test cricket had the Marsh brothers batted together, but last night Shaun and Mitchell overcame intense scrutiny on their personal car-eers as well as enormous state-of-the-game pressure to fulfil a dream fostered in the backyard of winning a match for their country.
Enigmatic to the end, neither was able to quite see the job through and with two runs needed and only the tail to come it was up to Siddle to seal the nervous three-wicket win, on a day when he was mourning the loss of his grandmother.
Starc, nursing a fractured foot, was sent out at the death to a rousing ovation, and after a false start where what would have been a matchwinning Siddle straight drive was stopped dead in its tracks by the stumps at the other end, victory was eventually sealed on the last ball of the 51st over with a slash through cover.
Starc, like Australia, limped over the line as teammates embraced in the dressing room.
But even though Shaun Marsh - only in the side as an injury replacement for Usman Khawaja - fell for 49, he deserved the lion's share of praise for his class in two iron-willed stands, including the 46-run partnership with his younger sibling.
Falling short of 50 was in some ways typical of the tease that's been Shaun Marsh's car-eer, but it was nonetheless an individual performance that deserves mention alongside his two Test hundreds against Sri Lanka and South Africa.
Steve Smith starts his reign as fulltime captain with a 2-0 series win, but the margin of victory doesn't reflect the fact Australia's return tour of New Zealand in   February shapes as an almighty challenge for a highly vulnerable batting unit.
The land of the long white cloud could taste series-drawing victory in the inaugural day-night Test, and a long dark cloud will linger over the pink-ball showpiece after Nigel Llong's farcical DRS howler on day two ultimately proved decisive in Australia's extraordinary comeback.
Brendon McCullum and his team have every right to feel robbed and expecting of an apology - because though you can never predict the outcome, they watched on helplessly as an 84-run lead evaporated into a 22-run first-innings deficit that changed the momentum of the match.
That said, fast bowler Josh Hazlewood with a six-wicket haul, stepping up in place of the injured Mitchell Starc, and Shaun Marsh were superb amid serious adversity in an unforgettable match that showcased the format-saving potential of Test cricket under lights.It was all over in three days and the pink ball may not be the finished product, but 123,736 people - a non-Ashes Adelaide record - would vouch for the venture being an overwhelming success.