County Championship: Somerset v Warwickshire - day one swept away by heavy rain

Heavy showers overnight made the outfield unplayable, with umpires Alex Wharf and Rob Bailey ending all hope to play at 09:30 BST on Thursday.

The club hopes, given the extra day of pitch treatment, that play can start on Friday at 11am BST.

Somerset finished seventh in Division 1 last season , with the Bears eighth.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sean Dickson and Cameron Bancroft are ready for their Somerset debut.

< p class="" data-reactid=".fn8j17v49a.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6">Hasan Ali, Chris Rushworth and Ed Barnard are all in line to make their first appearances for Bears.