Australian centre Mark Gasnier holds no ill feeling towards New Zealand counterpart Steve Matai over the high shot that KO'd him in Sunday's record Test win, and believes the two-match suspension handed out by the judiciary might even have been harsh.

Gasnier, who will fly to Cairo today for a holiday with his girlfriend, Claudine, before travelling on to the UK to help promote next year's World Cup, had recovered yesterday - but still has no recollection of the 24th minute incident or of Matai's apology in the dressing rooms.

While he had yet to see a replay of the tackle last night, as the Kangaroos arrived back in Australia, Gasnier pointed out that former Sydney Roosters prop Adrian Morley was merely fined £500 when sent off in similar circumstances for a tackle on Robbie Kearns while playing for Great Britain in 2003.

"I can't remember, but by all reports he came into the dressing room and apologised, so I accept that," Gasnier said. "As long as he didn't do it with intent, I'm not dirty. These things happen.

"I still haven't seen it but when Morley got sent off, he didn't even get suspended - so as long as they are consistent, that's all you want. The precedent has been set. With the score being 58-0, I wish I could have been floating around there and maybe scored a try.

"I'm lucky that it was my 14th Test, but I don't remember it. I remember the first try and the national anthem but that's all. I was convinced I was in Melbourne. For some reason I thought we were playing that Test [last year] when we won on the bell. I don't know why."

After the match, Gasnier made a brief appearance at the Kangaroos' post-match function at a Wellington bar, where his condition was monitored by team doctor Hugh Hazard.

"I had a couple of waters and Hugh followed me around until I said to him, 'Look, I'm sweet, I'm going home to sleep'. I went back to the hotel and watched a movie and fell asleep," Gasnier said. "I wasn't sick. I dry-retched a few times, but that was it."

Kangaroos coach Ricky Stuart, who told the Herald that Matai had "got off very lightly", wanted to move on from the controversy yesterday, but said he was disappointed Gasnier had effectively been robbed of a Test.

Stuart also dismissed suggestions that the highest winning margin in 100 seasons of trans-Tasman Tests spelt an end to the revival of international league sparked by New Zealand winning the 2005 Tri-Nations final and forcing last year's decider into extra time. "I don't believe that," Stuart said. "It was one outstanding performance. International football has certainly not gone backwards because of that game, that's rubbish. You don't get that sort of performance every time you step onto the football field."

Meanwhile, injured Kiwis backs Krisnan Inu (AC joint) and Luke Covell (elbow) will join Matai, who was already booked in for shoulder surgery this week, on the sidelines for the coming tour of England and France.

Sydney Roosters winger Shaun Kenny-Dowall, who played in the Junior Kiwis' 24-22 win over the Junior Kangaroos on Sunday, and Warriors utility Lance Hohaia were yesterday called in to the squad.

Wests Tigers utility Dene Halatau, who started the Test at hooker, admitted a lack of experience following the retirements of Ruben Wiki, Nigel Vagana and Stacey Jones and the omission of David Kidwell might have contributed to the Kiwis' demise.

New Zealand also had a new coach in Gary Kemble, with Brian McClennan having accepted an offer to take charge at Super League premiers Leeds next term.

"I'm only 24, but I'm one of the most experienced guys," Halatau said. "Roy Asotasi and I started in the Test team together in 2004 and we were saying afterwards it was the worst performance we've been involved in, but we've still got some good players.

"I don't know what we have to find but we have to knuckle down and do something. We just have to go back to the drawing board and work something out. "