Australia had batting options but it was few too many runs in the end: Carey

Australia have the depth in their batting to chase a big total but it proved "a few too many runs" in the end against India, said Australia wicket-keeper Alex Carey.

Chasing a massive target of 353, Australia fell short by 36 runs after being dismissed for 316, despite fifties by David Warner (56), Steve Smith (69) and Carey (55 not out).

It was an unusually slow innings from opener Warner as he took 84 balls for his knock.

"We still backed the players out in the middle to get us there. If they've faced a few balls they have a better understanding of the situation. The deeper we take it, we trust our batters to soak up a few balls. They've done it in the past," Carey said.

"There are so many options but we trust the batters we have. We had a good shake at it but we were just chasing a few too many runs in the end."