Bermuda?s national team cricketers will attempt to regroup, put Tuesday?s disappointing defeat behind them and right the ship when they step out for the second of their ICC Trophy warm-up games against the unknown quantity of Channel Islanders Guernsey in the south English town of Eastbourne today.

Following yesterday?s rest day when the players ventured out of their Manning?s Heath Hotel only for a training session, they?ll be eager to prove that the loss to Lloyd?s of London when both their batting and bowling fell woefully short of expectations was nothing more than an aberration.

Changes in the line-up are expected ? as many as four ? with Ryan Steede likely to replace either Dennis Archer or Wendell White, who led the bowling attack on Tuesday, and Delyone Borden, still feeling the effects of a slight cold, certain to make his first appearance.

Saleem Mukuddem, who was due to join the squad yesterday, is also expected to get a run-out as is pace bowler Stefan Kelly who, while not included in the 14-man ICC squad, has been invited to play by coach Gus Logie, who doesn?t want to over-extend any of his players in the five friendly matches planned before the World Cup qualifying tournament gets underway in Ireland a week tomorrow.

Little is known about opponents Guernsey ? it?s believed today?s match will mark the first time the two sides have ever met ? but Bermuda will be far more concerned about their own performance on the field than that of their rivals.

They?ll be looking to eliminate the sloppy fielding errors which cost both runs and wickets against Lloyd?s, and cut out the all too frequent long hops which provided too many of their opponents? runs on a silver platter.

Bermuda?s batting line-up, which looks awfully strong on paper but less convincing once at the crease, will quickly need to come to terms with the English conditions which allow far more movement of the ball in the air.

Coach Logie insists that results in these warm-up matches mean little but he?ll no doubt want to see a much bigger effort from his charges today.

?Neither our batting or our bowling was at full strength (on Tuesday),? he said. ?We rested Ryan (Steede) and young Delyone wasn?t feeling well. But it was a good work-out for the guys.

?You always want a result in your favour but I think we know we let ourselves down in some areas. In the field a few catches should have been taken and we need to work on that in practice.

?We just need to be more aggressive, we need to take our chances in the outfield. In terms of batting, we need to be a bit more patient . . . the ball?s going to move around a lot more here and I think they all understand and appreciate that.

?We have two more games before we get to Ireland to work on some things. I think we?ll be ready.?

Skipper Clay Smith, who contributed a well constructed 27 in Tuesday?s game before offering a simple caught and bowled chance, believed both he and his players would be more determined than ever to rebound with a victory today.

?The matches against Guernsey and Namibia (tomorrow at Hastings) definitely have taken on a new importance,? said Smith.

?Namibia will definitely be a tough match. But cricket?s played on the field and it?s about putting things right before we get to Ireland.

?We don?t want to be thinking about our bowling line-up or batting line-up once we get there. We need to get things right in advance.?

Of his own form, Smith admitted there was room for improvement.

?In some ways I was happy (on Tuesday) because prior to the game, mentally I was a struggling a little bit having not played too much, and I was curious as to how I was going to respond.

?I went out there and tried to be positive and was disappointed in the way I got out because I believe once you get set you should be able to carry on.

?I got set and I wasn?t able to carry on, so from that aspect I was disappointed. But overall I was happy with the way I worked the ball.?