GLOUCESTERSHIRE were well beaten at New Road as Worcestershire's Indian star Ravichandran Ashwin took five wickets to make it a winning debut in the Specsavers County Championship division two.

Gloucestershire were beaten by 189 runs after they were dismissed in their second innings for 211, having been at a disasterous 55-3 overnight.

The visitor's Gareth Roderick, skipper Phil Mustard and first innings century-maker Jack Taylor all got into the forties for mid-table Gloucestershire but their resistance was ended in mid afternoon by Ashwin and co.

Gloucestershire resumed on 55-3 and Ashwin came straight into the attack for the second over of the morning and, apart from a brief spell by Brett D'Oliveira, bowled from the New Road End for the majority of the day.

It was Barnard who made the first breakthrough as nightwatchman Tom Smith (9) was trapped lbw by a delivery which ket low.

Ashwin collected his third wicket of the innings in the next over as George Hankins also fell leg before for a duck.

Gareth Roderick and Mustard defied Worcestershire for 13 overs.

Worcestershire skipper Joe Leach brought himself into the attack and knocked back the middle stump of Roderick for 47 - his 49th Championship victim of 2017.

Mustard and Taylor provided stiff resistance during a partnership of 71 in 18 overs but the contest was effectively ended when they both departed in quick succession.

Mustard (40) presented Leach with a comfortable catch at mid off when facing rookie paceman Pat Brown and Taylor (43) fell leg before to Ashwin who completed his nap hand when Kieran Noema-Barnett was caught at fine leg.

Leach rounded off Worcestershire's victory by bowling Liam Norwell to secure his 50th Championship wicket of the campaign.