Clyde Best is set to play his two professionals in a new-look strike partnership against Cuba here tonight.

Kyle Lightbourne is expected to team up with David Bascome as Bermuda seek to expose a suspect Cuban rearguard in the first of the Island's two Shell Caribbean Cup matches in three days.

Bascome, in his seventh year as a pro with US indoor league side Harrisburgh Heat, scored twice from midfield on Tuesday when Bermuda fought back from 2-0 down to record an impressive 3-2 victory over Major League side Miami Fusion in Fort Lauderdale.

Lightbourne, who met the rest of the squad on Wednesday after a flight from England where his Stoke City side were relegated from the First Division last Sunday, will have had just three training sessions to get used to his new team-mates.

Bascome said: "It's the first time I've actually played as a striker. Me and Kyle are going to have to talk a lot tonight.

"But just from playing indoors I think everything is going to go well -- you know I have 46 goals, so I think I have a knack for anything around the box.

"A lot of it is just about being patient around the area. I'm just hoping the midfield can play well because we'll be looking for good service from them.'' Lightbourne added: "It's early days but I had a couple of goals with Stoke towards the end of the season and I was reasonably happy with my form. After being sick for a month I came back strong. I'm hoping to score a few goals for Bermuda to help them qualify for the next round.'' Best, meanwhile, was forced to delay naming the rest of the team because of injury worries. He had hoped to let the squad know who would be playing after yesterday's first of two workouts at the Truman Bodden complex, the Cayman Islands' national stadium.

The Bascome-Lightbourne partnership only came about because of the injury to Shawn Goater who suffered a dislocated shoulder in Manchester City's final game -- ironically against Stoke -- forcing him out of the tournament. But there is now concern over Dwight Basden, strong and impressive in the second half against Fusion, after he picked up a knock during training yesterday morning. He was relegated to the role of ball boy as the team went through a number of shooting and teamwork drills in temperatures in the high 80s and humidity to match.

He joined the ranks of the walking wounded which also included Kentoine Jennings and captain Shannon Burgess who sat with an ice pack on his knee.

Jennings, who took a knock on the calf, forcing him to sit out the second half of the Fusion game, was having a fitness test late yesterday and his failure to pass would disrupt Best's plans further.

The Bermuda coaching staff are hoping to move him into midfield to give extra bite to an area they felt was subdued in the game against Miami -- especially in the first half.

Head coach Robert Calderon said: "He gives us a bit of extra bite and he eats up space which were things that were sorely lacking in that game. I think he'll make a big difference there. He's very fluid, plays inbetween players very well and covers other people's deficiencies.

"He's done that all season for Vasco and if he does it for us, it might allow Dennis (Robinson) alongside him to get further forward.'' If Jennings doesn't make it, Karl Roberts is likely to be given the opportunity to show his ability in the position.

Best, who was meeting with trainer Anthony Raynor to assess the seriousness of the situation, said he would probably not name his final eleven until shortly before kick-off at 7.30 p.m. local time.

But he stressed that nobody was definitely out of the picture at this stage.