I’m sitting here in Indianapolis with the Bermuda team wondering where it has all gone wrong.

It would be easy to sit here and make excuses for our abysmal performances, but the reality is we just simply did not bat well enough.

Once this tour is finished players will jump right into league mode in Bermuda and look to impress selectors for future selections.

On a positive note, talking to the players they seem very keen to get Bermuda cricket back where it should be, but there are so many obstacles that are hindering us.

Money seems to be the No 1 factor. Players feel the need to play more cricket, which would allow them to develop their game at the higher level, but the lack of money is an obvious problem.

Self-belief is another factor that I feel is holding some of the players back from being the best that they can be. Players need to believe in their ability, but it is hard when every time they pick up the newspaper they read about how poor they are performing.

The people/fans of Bermuda expect them to lose and offer no encouraging or positive words to try to motivate the team.

Unfortunately, The Royal Gazette allows people to make comments to articles without using their proper names. People want to scrutinise the team and bring them down, but yet they hide behind a bogus name, which is sad.

These guys are man enough to hold their hands up and receive the criticism that comes their way, but if one is going to criticise they should be bold enough to state their name because advice coming from any “Joe Blow” is useless and meaningless.

This past week has seen Bermuda grow as a team in more ways than one, even though we have failed to qualify. Watching the team gel together on and off the field has been refreshing.

As a bowling unit we are very competitive, but we have so much more to learn about the art of batting spin.

Every team that we have played so far in the tournament has bowled at least four spinners against us, thus restricting our free-scoring batsmen on what would be deemed a large field by Twenty20 standards.

The young players in the team have shown positive intent and looked the part. I wish we didn’t have to play our young players because they have yet to fully develop their game.

The T20 format brings our youngsters out of their comfort zone, but they have relished the challenge and actually been very successful.

We will look to finish strongly and finish the tournament on a positive note. We can sit and reflect on this tournament and learn from it.

With the ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament scheduled to be held early next year, we have to start planning now if we plan to get promoted back to Division Three.

At the end of the day, we are our own worst enemy. Players and coaches have to look within and ask what can I do better? What part of my game can I improve?

They must spend the next six months improving on weaknesses so that when the time comes next year we are more than ready.

It’s time to focus on our own league at home and I will be looking to see how the national team players fare, as I expect them to dominate in the batting and bowling statistics.

The onus will be on squad players to raise the bar at their clubs, as it is imperative that we raise the standard of cricket in Bermuda.