Somerset won the toss and elected to bat against India in a three-day practice match here on Friday.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni preferred to sit out of the game and in his absence GautamGambhir is leading the side.
Another notable absentee is VVSLaxman, but pace spearhead Zaheeer Khan is playing and his clash with Andrew Strauss is eagerly anticipated.
The India-England Test series starts July 21 at Lord's.
Teams:
Indians:GautamGambhir (c), AbhinavMukund, RahulDravid, SachinTendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, WriddhimanSaha, Zaheer Khan, AmitMishra, S Sreesanth, Munaf Patel
Somerset: Andrew Strauss, AV Suppiah, NRD Compton, CR Jones, JCHildreth, JCButtler, PD Trego, CAJMeschede, AC Thomas, MTC Waller, CM Willoughby.
