After missing the trip to Canada with new-baby commitments, flashing blade Lionel Cann is back with the national side and ready to play some restrained cricket.

The 33-year-old, known for his ability to thwack pretty much any ball to any boundary, is promising to reject his natural attacking instincts for the greater good to help Bermuda pile on the runs in the longer version of the game.

At the ICC Trophy in Ireland, Cann was only too happy to score at every opportunity on his way to helping Bermuda into the World Cup ? and now he is only too happy to adjust his playing style for Sunday?s clash with Kenya.

?I know I have to curb my natural, attacking instinct,? said Cann, who became a proud father of baby India on the second day of Cup Match this summer. ?I do like to go after the ball but I know that in three-day cricket you can?t always do that.

?I have been working hard with the coach on only going after balls on merit.

?It is all about making the right decisions and knowing when to go and when not to.

?That is something I have been working hard on and I think I have added to my game ? I can do more for the team if I can be patient.?

Cann, the team?s livewire, motivator and joker, then started talking with even more passion because he was back on to his favourite subject ? smacking the ball round the ground.

?But it is not just about patience,? said Cann, falling over himself to get the words out about his favourite subject. ?There are going to be times I come into games and will have to pick up the run rate ? and I have no problem doing that.

?In a first innings when you are limited to 90 overs, there may be a time when you have to go in and hit it a bit.

?We have been working on all different scenarios in training, putting batsmen in positions with specific targets to chase.

?I am pretty confident now that I could both score quickly and slowly ? that?s something I?ve added to my game.?

Cann is clearly excited to be back in the side for the trip to Namibia, bouncing around the airport departure lounge with his trademark exuberance.

?This, for me, is the most exciting time to be involved in Bermuda cricket,? continued Cann, who managed to win the Premier KO Trophy and the Eastern Counties while his team-mates were qualifying for the Intercontinental Cup finals with wins over Canada and Cayman.

?There is such a buzz around the Island. Here we are, little Bermuda, playing first class cricket. You really can?t beat that and we are playing against great sides and that is all we want as players.

?We?ve always known that Bermuda produces great cricketers and know we are going to get a chance to test that on a bigger stage.?

And as for Sunday?s opponents?

?Kenya are a good team, a very good, experienced team,? added Cann, who spent two years at Clarence Parfitt?s Arbroath in the late 1990s. ?We have achieved a lot already this summer but in terms of individual scalps, taking Kenya?s would be huge.

?This would probably be the biggest ever win for Bermuda.?

And with Government?s $11 million ensuring Bermuda keep pushing the international cricket envelope, does Lionel Cann think he could be involved in the 2011 World Cup?

?In other countries I think players reach their peak at about 30. They start playing a lot of cricket when they are young, peak at 30 and maybe start burning out. But here things are different because we don?t play the same amount or intensity of cricket.

?Players are often peaking in the sort of 33-37 age range ? so I reckon at the very least I am going to be around for the 2009 ICC Trophy to try and get us into the next World Cup.?