David Adams -- have reportedly been dropped from Bermuda's 14-man squad that will participate in the Christmas Festival cricket tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this weekend.

The Bermuda team, which is scheduled to leave for Florida on Friday, will play two 30-over matches on Sunday in a tournament that will feature teams from Jamaica, Guyana and United Sates.

Reasons for the omission of the pair have not been disclosed so far, but it's understood their places have been taken by fast bowler Dale Fox and medium-pacer Jermaine Outerbridge.

The squad now appears more balanced -- no longer top heavy with the four spinners that were originally chosen.

Replacing a spinner and batsman with a medium and fast bowler should strengthen Bermuda's attack, with the two additions joining Roger Blades, Clarkie Trott and Lionel Cann.

Meanwhile, top batsman Glenn Smith confirmed yesterday that he had turned down an invitation to tour with the squad because of an ankle injury and work commitments.

However, the exclusion of another leading batsman, St.George's Cup Match player Dexter Smith remains something of a mystery, especially after the hard-hitting opener finished high in batting averages during the last ICC Trophy tournament and followed this with a superb 135 and 42 against Hyderabad Blues of India in his only appearances against overseas teams since.

The restructuring committee headed by Jim Woolridge that was recently appointed to examine Bermuda's domestic and international cricket programme has been increased with the addition of a member from the Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association.

Dennis Raynor, president of the BCUA, has been invited to sit on the committee which has already completed two working sessions and intends to meet weekly throughout the remainder of the year in order that their findings will be concluded and presented to the Bermuda Cricket Board of Control as soon as possible.

It was back in July that members of the BCUA publicly stated that their association should be involved in any talks about restructuring, but that plea was overlooked by the Board when the committee was originally chosen.

The umpires' exclusion troubled the BCUA, and it's understood Raynor was more than happy to accept this week's invitation to join the committee.

"We've always felt that our inclusion was justified because we regard ourselves to be an integral part of the sport and consequently should have some input when it comes to restructuring the game,'' said an umpire who wished to remain anonymous.