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Logie warns against Kenya complacency

Gus Logie is determined not to get carried away with the crisis in the Kenyan camp, declaring ?we are the babies? ahead of next week?s Intercontinental Cup semi-final.

Much has been made in the media of the internal wrangling that has afflicted Steve Tikolo?s side ahead of their three-day clash with Bermuda in Namibia next weekend.

But Logie isn?t interested in any of it and firmly warned against complacency when his men take on the 2003 World Cup semi-finalists.

?We are the babies here, we must remember that,? said Logie in response to claims that ?now is the best time to play Kenya?.

?We cannot come close to matching them for experience, they are way above us in that regard. I have every confidence in the abilities of our players but we could never go in to a match against a team like Kenya with any complacency.

?We can be confident but we should never be unrealistic. We have to be very careful against a side like this.?

Although there is no footage of the Kenyan team being used in the preparations for the match, Logie said that in the next few days before the team jets out to Africa they would be going through detailed analysis related to the opposition?s strengths and weaknesses.

Meanwhile Logie declared that he was ?very happy? with the way training was progressing ahead of the semi-final of the three-day tournament, which Bermuda qualified for in Toronto in August with victories over the hosts and Cayman.

He also revealed there were no injury concerns with just four training sessions left before the team fly out in six days.

The squad sessions have been increased to four nights a week and there was also a heavy session last Saturday. There are net sessions for the next two days and then a five mile run on Saturday and that will be all until the players arrive in Windhoek next Thursday.

?The mood in the squad is one of excitement,? continued Logie, who recently signed a four-year deal to lead Bermuda all the way through until the 2009 qualifiers for the next World Cup.

?I don?t think there is really any nervousness there, players are just excited to get out there and play the match. Training has been going well and all the players recognise that it has been a pretty good journey so far.

?Everyone has worked hard and are looking forward to the next challenge.?

Bermuda take on the Kenyans, who have finally received a significant portion of their bonus payments for the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Champions Trophy despite the internal strife in their association, on October 23rd.

Victory will see them take on the winners of Ireland and UAE in the final while defeat will mean playing at least two one-day internationals against the host Namibians, who failed to qualify for the finals, instead.