Smith demands eligibility review

Cricket Scotland boss Roddy Smith has demanded the ICC makes changes to its eligibility rules after "losing" Craig Kieswetter to England.

Unlike Ireland, who have lost eligible players such as Eoin Morgan and Ed Joyce to England, South African-born Kieswetter was not qualified for Scotland even though his mother is Scottish. But Smith remains unimpressed.

"Parentage doesn't come into it as far as the ICC rules go," he told the Daily Record. "To play for Scotland you must be born here or live in the country for four years, neither of which applies to Craig. The other two ways of qualifying are through being a national or holding a passport.

"There's no such thing as being a Scottish 'national' and we don't have Scottish passports. So that's what hurts us compared with a few of our rivals."