Jofra Archer has found an unlikely ally after the England fast bowler claimed the radar guns used to track ball speeds in the series defeat to the Black Caps were faulty.

England left New Zealand this week to contemplate a tour of South Africa after going down 1-0 in the two-match series.

Hammered by more than an innings in the first test in Tauranga, they endured a frustrating draw in Hamilton and British attention seemed to centre more on the benign Kiwi wickets than anything wrong with the English performance.

GETTY IMAGES England fast bowler Jofra Archer puts plenty of effort into this delivery in the second test against New Zealand in Hamilton.

Star paceman Jofra Archer endured a miserable series taking 2-209 and he believes his fearsome pace wasn't recorded properly during his time in New Zealand.

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"In case you're wondering, I'm still not convinced about the speedgun," Archer wrote in his latest column for the Daily Mail.

GETTY IMAGES Mitchell McClenaghan labelled the speed radar used in Hamilton as the "slowest in the world".

"I felt it didn't have its best game at Mount Maunganui, and I came away from Hamilton thinking the same. Not just me - all the bowlers were made to look a bit slower than I believe they really are."

While Kiwi fans may be quick to brush that off as sour grapes, former Black Caps bowler Mitchell McClenaghan took to Twitter to support Archer's claims.

"Have to agree - NZ have the slowest radars and it's not a fair representation of our bowlers speeds comparatively on the world stage. Hamilton is the slowest in the world by far," McClenaghan said.

GETTY IMAGES Jofra Archer's speed was sharp enough to keep New Zealand captain Kane Williamson in survival mode at times.

Have to agree - NZ have the slowest radars and it’s not a fair representation of our bowlers speeds comparatively on the world stage. Hamilton is the slowest in the world by far. — Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) December 5, 2019

McClenaghan last represented his country in 2018 but has continued to play in the domestic scene as well as various Twenty20 leagues overseas.

Archer was timed at around 154 km/h as he made his test debut in the Ashes series earlier this year.

GETTY IMAGES England's Jofra Archer says he still had a good time in New Zealand despite his struggles.

At Mt Maunganui the speedgun clocked him regularly in the high 130s, occasionally into the 140s, and with a top speed of 152 km/h.

For all that, Archer said he had enjoyed his tour of New Zealand though he was looking forward to South Africa where the pitches would offer more pace and bounce.

He felt it "wouldn't be difficult" to better the wickets they had experienced in New Zealand.

"Was Seddon Park a good pitch for test cricket? I guess it was if you're looking to sell tickets for five days," he wrote in the Daily Mail.

"But it was always going to be hard for either side to get a result on that surface. I know we had a bit of rain, but 22 wickets in five days tells its own story.

"At least at Mt Maunganui it helped the spinner towards the end of the match, which was part of the reason we had a result there. But both sides struggled to get the Kookaburra to do much in Hamilton once the ball got a bit old."

Archer also used his column to sign off the ugly incident of verbal abuse he received from a spectator in Mt Maunganui.

"I also enjoyed the New Zealand crowds very much, despite the one-off incident in the first test.

"There was one guy at Hamilton who kept shouting my name, which was very flattering, but I wasn't quite sure what he wanted. A few moments later, I held a catch right in front of him at fine leg. He seemed to go quiet after that."