Jofra Archer takes part in England nets session just hours after revealing he’s been racially abused

Jofra Archer was back doing what he loved on Wednesday in terms of playing cricket after exclusively revealing he’s recently been the victim of racist abuse off the field.

Archer took part in England’s net session as they gear up for the third and final Test against the West Indies which begins on Friday at Emirates Old Trafford.

However, the fast bowler’s participation is in doubt for the Manchester clash after telling Sportsmail about the sickening backlash he has received on social media following his absence during the second Test last week. 

Jofra Archer trained with England on Wednesday ahead of the third and final West Indies Test

Archer missed England’s series-levelling win at Emirates Old Trafford after being withdrawn from the squad and placed in isolation for five days for breaching the team’s bio-secure protocols.

The 25-year-old was fined and given a written warning following an unauthorised trip to his flat in Hove, and he revealed in his Sportsmail column that he has faced criticism and some racist abuse in the wake of his infraction. 

Archer seemed in good spirits during Wednesday’s session and also spoke to England head coach Chris Silverwood during it.

England will be monitoring the fast bowler over the next few days before deciding their line-up for the third Test against the Windies.

In his column for Sportsmail, Archer wrote: ‘I know what I did was an error of judgement and I have suffered the consequences of that. I haven’t committed a crime and I want to start feeling myself again.

‘Now, I need to be 100 per cent mentally right so that I can throw myself into my cricket this week.

‘Over the last few days, I have unfollowed and muted a lot of social media profiles to get away from it. I won’t be going back on it. I find it unnecessary noise. Take two wickets and everyone is back on the bandwagon again. It’s a fickle, fickle world we live in.

‘Some of the abuse I have taken over the past few days on Instagram has been racist and I have decided that enough is enough.’