Malachi Jones’ self-imposed exile from national team duty has cost him the opportunity to have trials at Yorkshire.Former Yorkshire batsman Geoff Boycott revealed yesterday that he was keen to have Jones undergo trials with the English County club if he was convinced that the player had what it takes to play at that level.Boycott said he wanted to have a thorough look at the fast bowler in action following his sparkling display for Bermuda’s 2007 World Cup squad against the visiting MCC at Somerset Cricket Club.Jones took two for six in the Twenty20 match and was virtually unplayable during a fiery four-over spell that laid the foundation for the home team’s lopsided win.“When he (Jones) bowled MCC out I was at the Governor’s on invitation and so I didn’t see him play,” Boycott said. “But I heard very good reports so I said to Neil (Bermuda Cricket Board CEO Neil Speight) I would like to see him but the lad didn’t want to play.“He bowled MCC out and everybody raved and said how good he was. The MCC lads also said he was good so I asked Neil if he would play in the any of the other matches and if he was good I’d be very happy to take him to Yorkshire.“But the lad didn’t seem to want to play in any of the other matches which seems to be symptomatic of some, not all, of the players in Bermuda that are quite apathetic.”When asked was there still any chance of Jones going to Yorkshire for trials, Boycott emphatically replied: “No, not if he can’t be bothered to play. I asked to see him bowl but he didn’t want to play.“I can’t take people on other people’s recommendations, I have to see for myself because it’s my credibility and reputation that’s at stake.”Jones said he initially opted not to play for the national squad during the MCC’s tour to “refocus” on upcoming international commitments for Bermuda. But after learning of Boycott’s interest in him, the Willow Cuts player claims he made himself available for Bermuda’s final two matches against the MCC, only to be told by national coach David Moore his services were not needed.When contacted, Moore would neither confirm or deny that he told Jones he could not play in the final two matches of the tour.“I couldn’t say one way or the other whether he was available or not because those conversations between player and coach are private,” he said. “We’ve had discussions with Malachi but they were private discussions and we are not going to comment on them.“We always want our best players to play. But Malachi communicated to us one thing and so we just let him make his own decisions.”