England fast bowler Jofra Archer says he's moved on from the racial abuse he suffered during the first test loss against New Zealand at Mt Maunganui's Bay Oval on Monday.
In his column for UK newspaper Daily Mail, Archer was reluctant to go into any detail about the slur, which he received as he walked towards the pavilion, after being dismissed, but said it was a "real shame".
He welcomed comments directed at his poor bowling, but said racism was "not called for".
"The first thing I want to say about what happened towards the end of the test at Mount Maunganui is that I'm over it," Archer wrote. "But I found the incident a real shame.
"When you come to another country, you half expect fans to have a go at your cricket. If someone wants to shout at me and tell me I'm bowling badly, that's fine.
"I may not agree but it's fine. It's part of the experience of being a touring cricketer.
"To hear racism, though - that's another matter. There is no time or place for it in any walk of life, let alone cricket.
"It's just not called for."
The 24-year-old was adamant there was just one person involved and expressed his disappointment that fellow crowd members hadn't been able to assist in identifying the culprit.
"I don't want to go into the details of what was said, but I know what I heard. 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, but I know I wasn't hearing stuff. I told the security guard what had happened and that was it."
NZ Cricket chief executive David White said an investigation was launched to find the perpetrator, who'd be slapped with a lifetime ban from attending future matches in New Zealand.
Archer said he was now eager to put the incident behind him and focus on squaring the ledger with the Blackcaps in the second test in Hamilton on Friday.
He admitted his bowling left plenty to be desired during his side's heavy innings and 65-run defeat to the New Zealanders, but felt he'd been hard done-by with the speed radar.
"I have to accept people are going to be looking at my speeds. I thought I was bowling quicker than the speedgun suggested.
"I pretty much know what speed I usually bowl at and, at one point, I bowled a normal ball and it came up at 120-something kilometres per hour, which is less than 80mph. That didn't seem right.
"New Zealand played really well and deserved their victory and I guess if Watling gets in again at Hamilton, we'll just have to bore him out. Next time, I hope the luck is on our side."
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