Bermuda vice-captain Stephen Outerbridge insists the team's preparations for their upcoming tour have not been overly hurt despite still not having their new coach David Moore onboard.

Gus Logie's replacement, Moore, remains in Australia awaiting his work permit with time running out before the team leave the Island on March 23.

Although Outerbridge admits the players are in the "wilderness" regarding Moore's situation he stressed that coach, or no coach, it would be business as usual for the players who must beat Namibia in their vital Intercontinental Shield match to stand any chance of getting to the final in Dubai in November.

"As far as training is concerned, things have been going reasonably well with good numbers, although it is a little hectic at the moment regarding the coaching situation," said Outerbridge.

" . . . we are in the wilderness in that department but Arnold and Andre (Manders) are doing a good job in preparing us for the tournament.

"It will always be a good thing to have someone of David Moore's stature involved and he is a great observer of the game."

"Plus, we have players like (David) Hemp and (Irving) Romaine who have vast experience . . . we will cope reasonably well. We will be okay no matter what transpires."

Outerbridge believes the senior players will have to carry much of the burden in Namibia considering the youthful flavour of the squad selected for the tour.

One seasoned campaigner who Outerbridge reckons will particularly fall under the microscope will be former skipper Romaine, who has struggled to find his form with the bat in recent international matches.

"It's important to have the experience of the older guys in the squad to help bring along the younger players," Outerbridge said. "The senior players will give us some direction.

"There will be pressure on players like Irving, who hasn't been amongst the runs, but his contribution will be vital to the success of our team.

"He has scored hundreds and fifties and has single-handedly won games for Bermuda."

One area where Bermuda may lack some know-how is in the bowling department, and Outerbridge said it was crucial the bowlers did not stray too far from the game the plan.

"The main thing is we keep our discipline in the bowling area. You don't have to be old or young to be disciplined, but if you stay disciplined you can make things happen

"It's up to the bowlers to produce on their end, the fielders to contribute in the field and the batsmen to get stuck in. As long as we can reach the team objectives we will be successful, and if we don't then we will struggle.

The new vice-captain added: "I don't think anything has changed in my mentality, I'm here to score runs and then score more after that.

"There isn't any pressure on me or the team, we just need to play well, focus for the entire game and get the job done."