"As (CA chairman) Jack Clarke said,you have your disappointments but you just don't take your bat and ball and go home."
Clarke,who arguably should have been considered as a replacement candidate for Howard,was unavailable for comment yesterday.
However he issued a statement saying the ICC executive board's lack of support for Howard's nomination was"completely unacceptable".
"We still have been given no official reason why a strongly credentialled candidate of Mr Howard's qualifications,skill and stature was not supported,"Clarke said.
"We are not prepared to suggest another candidate but given it is clear Mr Howard will not be supported,we clearly have to consider a new approach.
"Accordingly,we are pleased to support New Zealand Cricket's suggestion that Alan Isaac be nominated for the role."
Isaac,who is set to become ICC president after a two-year term as vice-president,said he had his fingers crossed his nomination would be accepted by the Test-playing nations.
"There have been positive comments coming back from some of the countries that they would be supportive,"he said.
"But I guess we're all very conscious of the experience that we've had in the last few months.
"Our expectation is that there will be support."
Isaac said one of his goals was to improve the ICC's image.
"One of the issues is the credibility of the ICC,"he said.
AAP