Jimmy Anderson says Jofra Archer must sit down with the England captain, Joe Root, and head coach, Chris Silverwood, to decide if he is in the right frame of mind to return for Friday’s final Test against West Indies. Archer is available after missing the second Test following his breach of pandemic protocols this month, but has warned he may miss the match after describing the mental toll he has suffered from the level of criticism, some of it racist. Anderson, who is expected to start on Friday after being rested for the second Test, said: “We’ve not seen much of [Jofra] because he’s been in isolation for a few days. I’m sure he’ll want to play in this game because it’s such a crucial game, the series resting on it. “He’s said about his frame of mind and that’s something that over the next two days he’s going to have to sit down with the captain and coach and figure out if he’s in the right place to play.” Asked what advice he would give to Archer, Anderson added: “It’s finding ways of dealing with the extra attention. I was fortunate when I came into the England team there was no social media back then, but the way people can get their opinions out there, it’s quite visible. “It’s just finding methods as a player to deal with that, and I think using the team around him as well, whether that’s family friends, management and the players and coaches here. It’s important everyone does that, not just Jofra.” Archer was quoted in the Irish edition of the Daily Mail on Wednesday saying he could pull out of the squad. “To be totally honest, I will have to see how training goes before making a final decision on whether to pull out because when I was finally allowed to go out to the nets to bowl I found I was struggling for motivation in the circumstances,” he said. “This whole week has been extremely tough and to spend five days in isolation has given me a lot of thinking time on where I am at. I give 100% every time I go out there and I don’t want to go out on the field unless I can guarantee doing that.” The matter was clearly still uppermost in Archer’s thoughts on Wednesday morning, the fast bowler responding on Twitter to a critic who said he should not “bring racism in[to] everything”, stating: “Come back when you can use your real name and real display picture.” Archer revealed in his Mail column the effect the reaction to his misdemeanour had had on him: “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,” he said. “I have forwarded my complaints to the ECB and that will go through the correct process.” An ECB spokesperson said: “The alleged racist message was brought to our attention by Jofra last week. We are supporting him and we have reported the message through the appropriate channels and authorities.” The opposition expect the pace bowler to turn out with the West Indies assistant coach, Roddy Estwick, revealing that he had spoken to the bowler this week. “Jofra will be fine. I’ve been in constant contact with him and I’ve been trying to reassure him – we all make mistakes and we all learn from those mistakes and move on. “I spoke to him yesterday and he’ll be in a good space. The support has got to be there for him, he’s a young man, and I will continue to support him, there is no doubt about that. I’ll be there for him, he knows that, and if he needs a chat he can ring me any time.” The former England Test captain Andrew Strauss, who will be at Old Trafford working for Sky and coordinating the second Ruth Strauss Foundation day at the ground on Saturday in honour of his late wife, also backed Archer. “I have an understanding of all the work has done with government to bring back international cricket and he made a substantial mistake but I think it’s been handled sensibly and sensitively. Feeling like you’re public enemy No 1 is not a great thing for your mental health but the team and players will be very keen to reintegrate him and it’s time to move forward.”