David Maddox: Fielding at silly point again

It's good to see that I have returned from a fortnight's holiday and the great Scottish cricket debate has a bit more life in it still than England's bowling attack had today at Edgbaston against the Ozzies (as evidenced in this picture on the right of England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff).

When I left bouncers were still be aimed at the head of Nationalist Glasgow list MSP Sandra White (pictured below left) for putting down a motion calling for the sport to be removed or at least reduced on Scottish television.

The furore seems to have been the reason for a visit by SNP Sports Minister Shona Robison to an under-15s game to show that the Nationalists are not prejudiced against the summer game and SNP ministers even welcomed an idea by Labour's Richard Baker of getting Neds to play the game as a distraction.

However, it appears that Ms White, whose name at least reflects the proper colour of cricket attire, has not been stumped.

Instead she has sent down another googly in the form of another motion backing the BBC Trust's demands for sports to be returned to terrestrial television.

The following is the text of the irate e-mail I received which more than explains it.

"It's interesting to note that Sandra White welcomes the inclusion of the Scotland World Cup games and Commonwealth Games 2014 but fails to mention in her motion that the BBC Trust also recommended the inclusion of England Home Test Matches and the Cricket World Cup Final and the 20/20 cricket final. She really doesn't like cricket does she !!!"

I don't think anything needs to be added.