Bermuda skipper Irving Romaine is quietly confident his side can change their fortune against much-fancied Namibia when the two sides square off at the National Sports Centre today.

The match will represent Bermuda's second InterContinental match on local soil in the space of two months as well as the side's last international match of 2008, following the Tri-Series involving fellow Associate member Canada and the West Indies in Toronto.

Romaine, who has endured a somewhat indifferent year on the international level, said his side were ready for what will, most likely, be a stern test against the Africans.

"Our frame of mind is great," said Romaine. "Coming from the Tri-Series we have trained every day to get prepared for this, so it will be a good match. We are, again, excited about playing in front of our home crowd.

"It is a challenge for us to go from ODI matches to the four-day, but the boys seem ready to go out there and apply themselves.

"It's our last InterContinental match and our last international match for the year so we are all looking forward to finishing on a high note."

One bright point for the Islanders is the emergence of young opener Chris Douglas.

The Warwick batsman showed his worth on the international stage when he stroked two impressive half centuries in his first two innings, one of which was against the high octane West Indies' attack.

With such a composed player waiting anxiously to face his first delivery in InterContinental play, Romaine knows that there are still better days ahead for the youngster.

"During the Tri-Series tour of Canada, he batted well and stuck to the wicket which was nice to see as we didn't know exactly what to expect.

"He batted well for his first time with the side on foreign soil and if he can transfer that type of form to the four-day format, we might see the fifties turn into hundreds.

"Our last time out against Scotland we had one bad session in which our batting let us down. We can't lapse against Namibia and must take each session in a very focused manner and look to take our chances.

"Hopefully, if we play good hard-fought cricket, we will get the result we want and put on a good performance."