GLOUCESTERSHIRE spinner Tom Smith, who picked up three wickets, is relishing the challenge that Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will provide on a used pitch today.

His haul came as home side Worcestershire made 338-7 in thier first innings of the Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash.

Smith said: "It is a wicket that has been prepared for Ashwin. It is a used wicket and it's one of those days that you want to contribute as a spinner because you are probably not going to bowl on too many of those in England.

"It is my first (Championship) game in two years and I thought when the T20 finished that was probably the end of my season.

"But a few people have got injured and given me an opportunity.

"We need to wrap it up pretty quickly tomorrow. It should be easier facing their seam bowlers but obviously Ashwin is going to be out there all day and we are going to have to find a way of combating him.

"It is amazing for us (to face him). We don't see those sort of players regularly in county cricket and for me personally as a spinner watching him and facing him will be great and seeing how he goes about it."