SOMERSET host Lancashire in a three-day match starting at the County Ground in Taunton this morning at 11am.

This is the Cidermen’s final warm-up game before the championship opener against Durham on Sunday and the line up will feature new signings Aussie batsman Tom Cooper and Pakistani Test spinner Abdur Rehman.

Entry to the match is free and refreshments are available all day.

The Somerset squad for the Lancashire game is: Marcus Trescothick (capt), Jim Allenby, Alex Barrow, Tom Cooper, Lewis Gregory, Tim Groenewald, James Hildreth, Johann Myburgh, Craig Overton, Jamie Overton, Abdur Rehman and Pete Trego.