He may have wholeheartedly committed himself to Bermuda's cause for the next three and a half years, but coach Gus Logie admitted yesterday that the national squad's second visit to his native Trinidad in as many months had reminded him how much he missed home.

The diminutive Trinidadian grew up a few miles away from where the squad is currently based at the Frank Worrell Cricket Centre in Couva, while the vast majority of locals who turned out to watch Bermuda's training session yesterday at Gilbert Park were there primarily to see a man who was once, and to some extent, still is a cricketing hero in these parts.

"I used to watch him all the time when he played for Trinidad ? he was a fantastic player," said Raj Manif, a local taxi driver who spent three hours waiting patiently on the boundary edge before walking across simply to shake Logie's hand at the end of practice.

"He did well as the coach of the West Indies in very difficult circumstances and we were all very happy when he got Bermuda into the World Cup.

"He is not at home very much these days, but all Trinidadians really respect him because he has always been a very genuine person. I'm glad I got to see him today. You guys are very lucky to have him."

Watching Logie's body language and the way he laughed and joked with the locals, it was clear the coach is very happy to be back ? even if he insists he is here strictly for business and not pleasure.

"Of course it is nice to be home and to see friends and family ? but I am here to do a job," he said, sweat pouring from his brow after an hour of fielding drills in the oppressive morning heat.

"I don't come home very often these days and it gives me an opportunity to catch up with people and to go and sort out a few things at home. It doesn't matter how long I live abroad, I always feel very comfortable when I come back to Trinidad. But I won't let anything distract me from the task at hand.

"This is where we are going to be playing our World Cup games so it is very important that the players get used to the conditions and get comfortable playing here.

"I have a lot of happy memories from growing up in the south and it is interesting to see how much things have changed here since I was a boy.

"There is a lot more traffic on the roads than there ever was before. And the economy is booming as well so there is a lot of construction going on and industry springing up all over the place. Quite a few of my friends are involved in all that is going on as well, so many of them have said that they are too busy to come and see me!

"That might be a good thing though because I am very busy trying to get the guys ready for some very important games next week and I am focusing completely on that. So while I'm enjoying being home, I will be enjoying it a lot more if the results go our way."