Cameron Munster has escaped suspension to claim the Kangaroos’ No.6 jersey despite being charged for kicking the Sydney Roosters’ Joseph Manu in the NRL grand final.

Munster was charged with contrary conduct for lashing out with his boot at Manu in the 78th minute of Melbourne’s grand-final loss to the Sydney Roosters, earning him a $1400 fine but no weeks on the sideline.

The incident capped off an unhappy night for the 24-year-old, who made history for all the wrong reasons at ANZ Stadium.

He earlier became the first player to be sin-binned in a grand final in the NRL-era for a professional foul on Roosters captain Jake Friend in the Storm’s 21-6 loss.

He then finished the match in the bin again, admonished for putting his boot and shin into the Roosters centre’s head as he got up from making a tackle in the dying minutes.

“It wasn’t overly smart,” Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy said.

“That’s what it would be (frustration).

“At the end of the day, Cameron’s, to be quite honest, not that type of player so that was a lot of frustration there.

“I certainly don’t condone what he did, I know he’s very regretful about that.”

Munster was on Monday morning named in the Kangaroos’ 19-man squad for this month’s Tests against New Zealand and Tonga, with Luke Keary only named as cover in case he faced a heavier charge.

Melbourne’s best play in 2018, Munster is expected to start at five-eighth for Australia as part of a generational change, after the retirements of both Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk in the halves.

Michael Morgan is unavailable with a season-ending bicep injury, while James Maloney is out due to a neck injury.