Bailey?s Bay all-rounder Irving Romaine will captain Bermuda?s senior national cricket squad which departs for Trinidad tomorrow on a ten-day training exercise that also includes a series of limited overs matches against local opposition.

Romaine played an integral part in Bermuda?s World Cup qualifying success in Ireland - where he averaged 35.50 runs per innings - and also scored a maiden century (111) at the international level against Cayman Islands in the ICC Intercontinental Cup in Toronto last summer.

The 33-year-old right-handed batsman, who is also a handy off-break spinner, was promoted to vice-captain for Bermuda?s tour of Dubai last February.

Romaine will now lead a squad, which, on paper, appears to be fairly balanced with youth and experience during three 50-over and two 20-over friendlies in the Caribbean.

The Bay stalwart said it was an ?honour? to be given the opportunity to captain his country in the absence of injured skipper Clay Smith and vice-captain Janeiro Tucker who is presently on honeymoon in Europe.

?It?s a proud moment and something most cricketers strive for,? said Romaine yesterday. ?Now I hope I can do my best.?

Bermuda Cricket Board yesterday announced two changes to the original 14-member touring squad - released on March 24 - who will be housed at the Frank Worrell Development Centre in rural Trinidad.

Kwame Tucker (personal commitments) and Rodney Trott (health) were both omitted from the squad to make way for St.David?s all-rounder Sammy Robinson and promising young Warwick batsman Stephen Bremar jr.

Bremar and Daniel Morgan are the first two Warwick cricketers since El James and his nephew Stevie Lightbourne to represent Bermuda at the senior national level.

James, who seized astonishing figures of five for two playing against Malaysia during the 1982 ICC Trophy in England, will again accompany the squad as manager.

?We are missing a few senior players, but this will give some of the youngsters a new challenge and we must keep things in perspective, in that this is only a training tour in which we are basically going down there for training,? added Romaine, who could find himself shouldering spin bowling duties along with Dwayne Leverock and Hassan Durham on wickets that are expected to offer a bit of turn.

National coach Gus Logie hopes to see some improvement in his squad on a tour of his homeland.

?Basically we have chosen players who have been committed to training week in and week out,? he said. ?And what I am looking for basically is improvement and consistency from everyone all around.?

Logie would also like to see his bowlers bowl on a steady line and length.

UK-based seamer Stefan Kelly, Kevin Hurdle and Mackie Crane will form Bermuda?s main strike attack that will soldier on in the absence of Saleem Mukuddem (work commitments) and Ryan Steede (studies).

?Obviously I?m looking for some consistency from the bowlers and also see them eliminate the wides and extras,? Logie said.

Last season?s MVP, Lionel Cann, could also be called into the Island?s bowling attack once some of the shine has been removed from the new ball.

It will also be interesting to see how Bermuda cope trying to find a suitable opening partner for Treadwell Gibbons jr, making his senior national team debut at the top of the order.

Others making debuts on the tour include Somerset Cricket Club all-rounder Azeem Pitcher and Bremar.

Having already toured Trinidad last spring, several of Bermuda?s cricketers will arrive in the Caribbean with some local knowledge.

Bermuda will play 1996 World Cup champions Sri Lanka in Trinidad next March in their opening 2007 World Cup Group B match.

?It is now on the players themselves to learn as much as they can about the weather and pitch conditions in Trinidad,? Logie said. ?So this is going to be another learning curve and as I said before we just want to make sure the guys take as much information as possible and log it so that whenever the opportunity presents itself again they can recall it.?