As usual, the larger-than-life left-arm spinner will be expected to lead the bowling attack and must live up to his reputation as the only bowler in the side capable of troubling good international batsmen on a consistent basis.

In truth, Leverock has not been at his best of late, often dropping too short during the 20-20 World Cricket Classic and in Bermuda?s practice game against Clarke Road United ? with his figures suffering as a result.

Along with fellow left-armer Hasan Durham, Leverock will be asked to keep things tight in the middle phase of the innings when the fielding restrictions of the first 15 overs have been lifted.

His role will be all the more important given continued anxiety over the performances of Bermuda?s leading seam bowlers, with only Saleem Mukuddem and the inexperienced George O?Brien Jr. looking anywhere near top form.

Likely to bat at either three or four, the vice-captain will be required to give the top order the stability and momentum it has so often lacked in the past.

Against Clarke Road United, Bermuda once again failed to get off to a good start with the bat, finding themselves 22 for three off 10 overs and well behind where they needed to be on a terrific pitch.

Gus Logie has made it abundantly clear to his batsmen that he is looking for hundreds at the top of the order, with Romaine in particular tasked with turning promising 30s and 40s into more meaningful, match-winning contributions.

With the wicket at the Queen?s Park Oval expected to be a batsman?s paradise, Logie believes that a par score for the tournament will be in the region of 250 and he has told his players that they cannot keep relying on lower-order fightbacks from the likes of Dean Minors and Lionel Cann when setting or chasing respectable totals.

The one bright light in an otherwise gloomy series against the West Indies, this 19-year old off spinner impressed a large number of people with his spirited performances, even causing the great Brian Lara some problems during the first One-Day International in Trinidad last Saturday.

A big spinner of the ball, Utseya also bowled with good accuracy and was the only Zimbabwe bowler who managed to exert any sort of control over the West Indian batsmen.

He enjoys bowling on the spin-friendly pitches at the Queen?s Park Oval and is expected to be the one bowler on show during the Tri-Series with the potential to be successful at the very highest level.

An ever-present in the side during the West Indies series, Chigumbura scored a superb 60 in the ODI in Georgetown, Guyana, but otherwise struggled to impose himself.

He is often billed as the most complete batsman currently at Zimbabwe?s disposal and was prolific in both schoolboy and provincial cricket ? though it is unlikely he would be a regular member of the side if they still had all their best players available.

In a team with only modest batting resources, the pressure will be on Chigumbura and the young opener Vusi Sibanda to deliver the goods.

The inspirational off-spinning all-rounder is the captain of the Canadian side, and they are arguably twice the team when he is involved.

Bermuda have never beaten Canada when Davison has been playing and as well as they performed when they defeated them in the regional final of the Intercontinental Cup last year, the Australian?s absence from that match clearly worked in Bermuda?s favour.

A star of the last World Cup in South Africa, Davison scored the fastest century in the tournament?s history against the West Indies and followed that up with the fastest ever 50 against New Zealand.

In Canada?s first ever first class match against the USA in Florida two years ago, he recorded the astounding match figures of 17-137, the best since legendary English off spinner Jim Laker?s 19 some 48 years earlier ? though he was helped by a diabolical pitch and some dodgy American batting.

Canada?s fortunes in the Tri-Series depend as usual on more barnstorming performances from the South Australian state player, and both Zimbabwe and Bermuda will be desperately seeking ways to undermine him.

Canada have drafted in two new players from the southern hemisphere with Canadian connections and first class experience ? Stewart Heaney from Australia and Geoff Barnett from New Zealand.

At 25, Heaney has played only a handful of games for Australian Capital Territories and approached Canada as a means of prolonging a rather low-key professional career.

Barnett on the other hand is only 22 and is a regular in New Zealand?s Central Districts first team, though his average of only 21 demonstrates that he too is not yet comfortable with the jump from club to first class cricket.

The left-hander is highly rated, however, and is expected to bat in the top three.

With Ian Billcliffe, one of Canada?s senior batsmen, not available for this trip, both Barnett?s captain and coach Andy Pick will be looking for big scores from the youngster.