The Bermuda Cricket Board could be forced to make a couple of changes to the team selected for the ICC Americas Division One Twenty20 Qualifier next month.

A 14-man squad was named two weeks ago for the tournament, hours before the players left for a training camp in Jamaica.

However, the inclusion of Fiqre Crockwell, who is facing trial on drugs charges, has caused some concern, as has the fitness of Malachi Jones, the seam bowler.

Jones did not play in any of the three games in Jamaica because of a calf injury and there are questions as to whether he was fit enough to travel with the team in the first place.

The former Willow Cuts captain is expected to be put through another fitness test, although there are those within the BCB who believe that to be a waste of time.

Crockwell’s situation is altogether trickier and the BCB Executive met this week to discuss an issue that has drawn the attention of Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the sports minister.

Removing the two players is one thing, replacing them quite another, especially with the likes of Kamau Leverock and Greg Maybury, both of whom are at university in Britain, unavailable for the tournament.

Jason Anderson and Jacobi Robinson are seen as potential replacements and Anderson is likely to be involved in an inter-squad game at St David’s tomorrow, which will also include several Bermuda Under-19 players.

Whatever happens between now and the team’s departure next Friday, Bermuda will need to hit the ground running because their first two games of the round-robin event, which runs from May 3 to May 9 are against the United States and Canada. They then face Suriname on May 5.

Although Bermuda will play their opponents twice over the course of the week, they must finish in the top two to reach the World Twenty20 Qualifiers in Ireland in July.

Bermuda’s preparations are likely to be better than their hosts though, who are in danger of going into the tournament as the only side who have not played any warm-up matches.

The United States had been due to travel to Jamaica, but that trip has yet to materialise.

The camp would have been the first opportunity the new American squad had of getting together before the tournament in Indianapolis.

In contrast, Canada will be touring Houston, Texas next week for three practice games against an invitational XI including several former West Indies and USA players. Bermuda toured Jamaica for three matches from April 13-16 while Suriname hosted an MCC touring side in March.

The preparation mirros the US approach to the ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Malaysia when a five-day camp in Jamaica was scrapped and they were eventually relegated to Division Four alongside Bermuda.