Rain and Somerset batsmen frustrate India

India were made to wait over three hours before finally taking the field for the second day of their match against Somerset as heavy rain lashed Taunton on Saturday. The tourists' clash with Somerset is their only warm-up game ahead of next week's first Test against England at Lord's, but there has been little to encourage coach Duncan Fletcher and his players so far.
India's bowlers spent most of the first day being hit to all parts of Taunton as Somerset opener Arul Suppiah hit a century. When play finally resumed after the rain on Saturday, Suppiah took his total to 156 before he was caught by Rahul Dravid off the bowling of Sreesanth with the score on 356.