Bermuda?s cricketers have been the subject of a scathing written attack posted on the world?s pre-eminent cricket website Cricinfo after their hugely disappointing one-day series whitewash to Kenya.

In a strongly-worded opinion piece which pulls no punches, Cricinfo?s managing editor Martin Williamson ? who covered Bermuda in Kenya and is known for his wide-ranging reports on the game outside mainstream international cricket ? argued that Gus Logie?s men looked to have made virtually no progress since qualifying for the World Cup in the summer of 2005.

He also pointed out ? as many have done in the past ? that despite a reportedly rigorous regime of fitness work, the majority of the Island?s national team are still far too heavy to be playing international cricket and lack the mental toughness to be consistently competitive at the highest level.

The fact that the players are now the highest-paid of any of the Associate nations did not escape Williamson?s attention either. ?Although the three-match one-day series between Kenya and Bermuda hardly registered on world cricket?s Richter scale, in the battle for supremacy among the game?s second string it had greater significance,? he wrote.

?And with the World Cup less than four months away, it provided a much-needed fillip to the Kenyans but left Bermuda with many more questions than answers.

?The 3-0 scoreline does not flatter Kenya, who outbatted and outbowled Bermuda, and who certainly looked the far more professional and fitter side in the field...

?And while Kenya scrape by on scraps, Bermuda have a massive $11 million investment to underpin their development. However, as lottery winners often discover, money does not buy happiness.

?The last few months have been dogged by rifts between players and the board, as well as discipline issues, and on the evidence of this series, not only have they not progressed, they might have even taken a step backwards.

?The greatest worry for Gus Logie, their coach, is the lack of fitness. Bermuda are not the youngest side, but they are not approaching the kind of geriatric feel that blighted the USA?s participation in the 2004 Champions Trophy either.

?But several of their side are carrying excess baggage and, in the unforgiving world of one-day cricket, that matters. They also lacked the mental steel which is needed at the highest level.

?Time for both sides is running out. But while the Kenyans appear to be getting their house in some kind of order just in time, Bermuda are struggling. They now travel to South Africa where they will face the Netherlands, one of the stronger Associates, and Canada, possibly the weakest side taking part in the World Cup.

?Unless they show a marked improvement on their Mombasa performances, more gloom awaits them.?