Bermuda pace bowler Malachi Jones added to his unenviable disciplinary record with a show of petulance which resulted in head coach David Moore sending him back to the team's hotel after the first of Saturday's Twenty20 games against West Indies.

It was only last month that the Willow Cuts player told The Royal Gazette he had committed himself to the national squad and was eager to make amends for previous indiscretions.

In June, at the Americas Championship, Moore suspended Jones after he defied an order not to play for his club one day ahead of Bermuda's international.

However, Moore yesterday dismissed Jones' latest disciplinary issue as nothing to worry about and would be dealt with internally.

After an impressive first over on Saturday, in which Jones conceded just one run and West Indies opener Kyle Corbin was run out, the trouble began in the second over.

A wayward delivery was flicked to the fine leg boundary by Rajendra Chandrika, only for Kevin Tucker to make a hash of stopping it going for four.

Jones angrily kicked the pitch, conceded two more fours in the over, and then marched back to his fielding position on the boundary where he stayed for the remainder of the game.

It was his attitude during this period, when he didn't walk in, didn't back up, and generally appeared to be sulking, that raised Moore's ire after the game.

"I've got nothing to say about that," commented Moore. "It's a minor personal issue that Malachi Jones has to deal with and we gave to him time to do so. It's an internal team matter, and we'll deal with it amongst ourselves."

The issue, as Moore called it, is not that Jones got angry with Tucker's mistake, it is that he allowed it to affect him thereafter, depriving the team of two more overs that he could have bowled.

The coach said he was unconcerned about the incident in general, and didn't think it was a sign of Jones' old habits returning.

"It's nothing, it's all dealt with. Malachi needed some time to think about some things, and we gave it to him. End of story."

In last month's interview Jones said: "I feel like Bermuda is just waiting for me to mess up again so I know I have to keep a clean slate. Because I've already messed up I figure the critics expect me to mess up again.

"Nevertheless, that's in the past and I'm just looking to move forward and stake my claim because this is a sort of second chance for me."