Jofra Archer Says He Has "Moved On" From Racial Abuse

New Zealand vs England: Jofra Archer said his focus was on the second Test in Hamilton beginning Friday, not the racial taunts thrown at him late in the opening match.

England's Fast Bowler Jofra Archer said Wednesday he had "moved on" after being racially abused by a spectator in New Zealand and was ready to help the tourists bounce back from a heavy first Test defeat. Archer said his focus was on the second Test in Hamilton beginning Friday, not the racial taunts thrown at him late in the opening match in Mount Maunganui on Monday as England were drubbed by an innings and 65 runs.

"I'm over it. I've left what happened at the ground and I've moved on," the Barbados-born bowler said in a column for the Daily Mail.

Trent Boult and all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme expressed shock at Archer's treatment, with skipper Kane Williamson offering an apology on behalf of all Kiwis.

"I should also say it was just one person who was shouting stuff. But I found the incident a real shame," said Archer who also added he was disappointed other spectators did not intervene.

"I thought members of the crowd around the guy might have pulled him up because I could hear him from the pitch as I was walking off. I guess they didn't," the 24-year-old said.

New Zealand Cricket said a life ban and a referral to police awaits the perpetrator once identified.

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