The fiery English pacer, Jofra Archer has now been allowed to join the England squad at Old Trafford after testing negative for the second time of the coronavirus, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday. Archer was dropped from the XI that won the second Test against the West Indies by 113 runs at Manchester on Monday to level the three-match series at 1-1.

On the morning of Day 1 of the second Test, the ECB revealed that Archer had breached bio-secure protocols. He paid a visit to his home after the West Indies’ four-wicket win in the first Test in Southampton, without any authorization. It emerged that during his trip he had come into contact with an unnamed individual.

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Archer has to undergo self-isolation for five days in his room at the England squad’s on-site hotel at Old Trafford. But following a disciplinary hearing last week, the ECB said the fiery pacer can appear in the playing XI for the final Test provided both his virus checks produced negative results. That being the case, he can be seen playing the final Test at Old Trafford starting on Friday.

England will be having a choice of picking any three from teh set of six pacemen, with Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, and Sam Curran have played in the second Test. James Anderson, Mark Wood, and Archer did not feature after appearing in the series opener.

Talking about the possible selections after the second Test, the English skipper, Joe Root sai, “It was disappointing from our side of things but as far as I’m concerned he (Archer) has been through a disciplinary meeting, he’s very aware of the consequences of his actions and very remorseful.”

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He further added, “As a side and mates, we’ve been there for him. He’s aware he made a massive error but once the disciplinary has gone through it’s time for us to look at him being available.”