Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) have not ruled out the possibility of taking disciplinary action against assistant national coach Clay Smith who recently launched a scathing attack on the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Following Bermuda's failed 2011 World Cup qualification bid in South Africa last month, former national team skipper Smith accused the ICC of plotting the Island's demise on the African continent.

In his weekly Royal Gazette column, Smith wrote: "Four years ago Bermuda shocked the cricket world by qualifying for Cricket World Cup. While I would like to think that the ICC were impressed and proud of us, by their actions with respect to changes to the tournament, I seriously wonder."

The St.George's player/coach accused world cricket's governing body of moving the proverbial goalposts by revising the World Cup qualifying format to ensure Bermuda did not re-qualify for cricket's showpiece event.

"What was the motive behind the new changes to the tournament? In my opinion the new system was set up to make sure that we as a small country did not qualify again," he said.

"They (ICC) still had the two groups, but arguably, because of Bermuda's success they went a step further by adding the Super Eight round just in case Bermuda did advance, knowing that this would reduce our chances of success.

"They also brought Kenya back into the fold who for years have been playing with the Test teams. So why bring them back in and make them qualify all over again? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see their ploy.

"However, the buck does not stop there. The ICC then decided that the top six teams would automatically gain four-day status and they (ICC) would select the remaining two teams. What a joke! It seems as if the entire cricket world was looking for us to fail to qualify."

In a brief statement issued to the media yesterday, the BCB distanced themselves from Smith's attack on the ICC who have pumped considerable funding into the Board's coffers in recent years.

"I am very surprised and disappointed by some of the remarks made by Clay in his article, in particular his allegation of conspiracy by the ICC," commented BCB president Reggie Pearman.

"These comments are obviously his personal opinion and in no way reflect the thoughts of the Board."

It is understood BCB executives were due to meet last night when a decision was expected to be reached as to whether or not any disciplinary action should be taking against Smith whose comments may have breached the Board's code of conduct.

Following the 2002 Americas Championship in Argentina, the Board served all-rounder Wendell White with a multiple game ban for making positive comments about some of his team-mates.

White, who has since retired from international cricket, appealed unsuccessfully against the BCB-imposed ban.

Only recently, former national team all-rounder, Saleem Mukuddem, in a letter to this newspaper accused the BCB of having double standards when it came to disciplining players.