George O?Brien Jr. and Kwame Tucker are the latest players to benefit from Bermuda?s cricketing revolution.

A week on Monday, the St. David?s seamer and Southampton Rangers? wicket-batsman will fly to Australia for a three-month stint at a reputable cricket academy in Brisbane, Australia, training Monday to Friday and playing club cricket at weekends.

Even at club level, the standard is very high Down Under and national coach Gus Logie is convinced that both will return home in April with their skills and knowledge enhanced.

After an eventful summer, during which his name featured in the headlines for both the right and wrong reasons, St. George?s Cup Match hero O?Brien has had the slate wiped clean by the BCB, as Logie continues his search for a quality frontline quick.

?We all know that George has had his problems,? said Logie, referring to the youngster?s well-documented histrionics in the explosive Cup Match clash at the Wellington Oval last July.

?But we all know he is one of the more exciting young prospects we have at our disposal and we were keen to give him an opportunity to develop. He has attended some anger management courses since the summer and we are hoping that he will return from his time in Australia not just as a better cricketer, but a better person as well.?

At key times in the domestic season, both during the spectacular second-day fight back by St. George?s in Cup Match and St. David?s? dramatic Eastern Counties triumph over Bailey?s Bay, O?Brien was a cut above the rest, proving a handful with the both the new and old ball.

As Logie and others have made clear, if his talent and temperament can be channelled in the proper direction, Bermuda could soon boast an opening bowler capable of doing the business at an international level.

Tucker, meanwhile, has impressed Logie enormously whenever included in the national squad and the Trinidadian is particularly keen on him developing into a genuine opener.

With Dean Minors a shoo-in for the wicketkeeping slot if fit, a place at the top of the order is probably the only route Tucker has into the first-choice XI.

?What struck me immediately was his attitude,? Logie said.

?He is a really hard worker, listens well and has a really positive influence on those around him. I think his batting in particular will benefit from a few months on the bouncier surfaces in the Australia and I would like to see him push for a place as an opener.?

Other young players to have benefited from extended periods playing cricket abroad over the last few years include Jim West, Azeem Pitcher, Jekon Edness, Stephen Outerbridge, Jacobi Robinson, OJ Pitcher and Delyone Borden.

The BCB yesterday confirmed that their relationship with the International Cricket Academy at the University of Port Elizabeth in South Africa will continue, despite O?Brien and Tucker going elsewhere on this occasion.