Archer came in to bat late on day five in an attempt to save England the blushes of losing the match by an innings margin. He scored 30 runs and shared a fruitful 50-run partnership with all-rounder Sam Curran but England ended up losing the Test by an innings and 65 runs.
A statement was released by The England and Wales Cricket Board regarding the alleged incident stating that the investigation is being conducted by both the ECB and New Zealand Cricket. The statement read:
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The Twitter handle of NZC issued an immediate apology and vowed to take the unacceptable and shocking issues of racial abuse seriously.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes also expressed his anger on Twitter regarding the issue.
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