Great Britain forward Brendan Brooks has warned of the speed among the ranks of the Kazakhstan players ahead of their World Championship meeting on Tuesday.

Pete Russell’s side will be hopeful of a second straight win to follow on from Sunday’s impressive 3-1 scalping of Slovenia.

And Brooks reckons there is a confidence among the squad that they can do well this week.

“They are a quick team and we will have to watch their speed that’s for certain,” he said.

“Kazakhstan have an impressive roster and I am sure they’ll do well at this tournament. They put in a good performance against Hungary yesterday and they will be tough opposition.”

“We have a great set of lads and although we know we are the underdogs, we are confident we can perform this week.

“Last season’s World Championship in Belfast was my first year with GB and I was warmly welcomed into the squad.

“This is a close-knit set of lads and we all enjoy each other’s company. There are no little groups or anything like that and the spirit is really good.”

GB against Kazakhstan gets under way at 4pm tomorrow (3pm UK time).

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