Leading batsman Glenn Blakeney and Bermuda Cricket Board of Control are apparently still at loggerheads over the possible return of the player to the senior national squad.

At the beginning of the season Blakeney publicly announced he was prepared to fight his way back after a self-imposed exile of four years following the ICC Trophy in Malaysia and a run-in with coach Allan Douglas.

At the time Blakeney said he was eager to meet with Board president El James to discuss his situation and hoped that meeting would eventually enable him to rejoin the squad in time for the regional tournament in Canada in August and the Red Stripe Bowl later in the year.

But the player said matters hadn't progressed as well as he had hoped.

"I have talked with Mr. James and I don't really know where things stand at the moment,'' said the 27-year-old.

"The Board want me to write a letter, but I can't understand what the big fuss is about that requires a letter for me to get back training with the squad.

"I truly don't feel that I have to write a letter for any reason. I haven't done anything, it's not like I was suspended.

"The Board are apparently basing things on what I was quoted as saying in the newspapers a long time ago, but never once have they questioned if those remarks were correct or not.'' Blakeney was referring to articles in which he was quoted as saying that he would never play under Douglas as long as he remained coach.

Douglas is still in charge of the squad but Blakeney says he has no problem with that.

"The fact is that I am available to represent my country again from this very moment and I hope this thing can be resolved once and for all,'' added the St.

David's player.

James agreed he had talked with the player.

But he said: "I simply can't go to the Board with hearsay and say that I talked to somebody on the street and then two weeks later, if it doesn't work out, he says he didn't want to be a part of it (national squad) anyway. I need something official.

"I told Glenn that I just need a document to say that he has now had a change of heart and that he wants to be a part of the squad.

"You recall that he previously told us that he no longer wanted to be a part of it and at that time we told him that until we heard from him again, so be it.

"I really welcomed the informal chat that we had, it's never been a big issue and I thought that the situation was straightforward.

"No apology is needed, just a letter to say he wants to be back.'' James revealed that he had even informed Blakeney that he could attend training sessions with the squad, but he would have to show up with the letter.

"We are only talking about his availability after his public outburst and self-imposed exile, it's just a matter of him letting us know that he wants to serve his country once again,'' said James.

"This is nothing new to sport because it is done in any other country.

"If a player withdraws his services from a squad and asks not to be considered and one day decides he has a change of heart then there is a procedure he takes, and that's by officially informing his association of his position by form of a letter. It's no big thing.'' Glenn Blakeney: self-imposed exile.