Bermuda national cricket coach Gus Logie vented his frustration over what he termed as a total lack of application on the part of his batsmen shortly following Bermuda's lopsided defeat against the Netherlands at the VRA Cricket Club in Amstelveen yesterday.

Presented with the enormous task of having to occupy the middle for as long as possible in order to salvage something from the match, Bermuda's attack-minded batsmen failed to respond to the challenge and eventually folded to give the Netherlands victory by an innings and 44 runs with a day to spare.

"I wanted to see our guys go out there and fight and not play two or three big shots and then get themselves out," Logie (pictured below) said. "I want our batsmen valuing their innings because that's the way cricket is played - there's just no other way.

"This Dutch team isn't superior in ability to us. But they apply themselves (at the crease) while we have this mind-set that we must hit the ball out of the ground and unless we are hitting sixes or fours then we are not batting. And this mind-set has got to change otherwise we are going to continue getting these results and later sitting down and saying 'oh, we could've done this and that'," Logie lamented.

"Batting out the day was always going to be a challenge for us, obviously. But we felt that it was possible on a pitch increasingly becoming lower and slower and easy for batting.

"We continue to say it's a learning curve, but we must learn from our mistakes and it didn't seem as though we learned from the mistakes that we made in the first innings. The idea of these games is to make people understand what batting is all about and give you time at the crease without being rushed - and we had the whole day to bat."

The Trinidadian also took issue with his players' overall level of commitment on tour so far, stressing that the time had come for them to understand their personal roles - and also those of the team - and carry them out diligently.

"Players have to be serious about what they are doing. If this is all about a trip, then it doesn't make sense them coming for just a trip. If you come here to play cricket then come to do just that and give it everything in the middle," Logie added.

"Why is it the opposition seem to be doing this and we can't? We continue to work and plan and hope that the players understand their own responsibilities to themselves and also the team. But basically it's as though we don't want to play (longer version of the game) and if that's the case then we should just say so and not go on tour - it's as simple as that. If you decide to come on a tour to play then you have to play."

Bermuda departed on their tour of Europe earlier this month with limited resources (12-man squad) following the retirements of key cast members and unavailability of others either through work or personal commitments.

But the former West Indies vice-captain refused to use these factors as an excuse, insisting that his players have within themselves the resolve required to deliver the goods.

"It's disappointing because we came here knowing that we were going to be up against the odds and had limited players to choose from. . . that's the reality," he added.

"But the players that are here have the ability to perform and it's a matter of them understanding that and going out there and fighting.

"I think we need more battlers. . .. people who are going to go out there and battle for the cause."

Skipper Irving Romaine, visibly uncomfortable over the sobering result, took full accountability for his team's aggressive batting approach.

"We could've been a bit more committed to the cause and hung around a bit longer," he admitted. "We were a bit aggressive and made some rash shots today. But things like this do happen.

"We were trying to bat ourselves out of the deficit and had two long days to do so. And so it was always going to be an uphill climb.

"But Holland bowled in the right areas on a steady line and were able to get a bit of movement off the wicket that had a bit of moisture on it from last night's rain."