Bath v Wasps: Teams

Bath coach Steve Meehan has challenged his side to bounce back from their west country defeat when they take on Wasps.

Bath lost the opening game to Gloucester 24-5 and Meehan wants a positive reaction from his side.

"We weren't a 24-5 team last week - no way in the world," he said.

"We weren't where we expected to be, from a performance point of view, but two interceptions become 14 points.

"We weren't aware enough at times to recognise the opportunities.

"The performance came out of the blue - it completely surprised me and a number of the players. Sometimes, perhaps, mentally we weren't as well prepared as we needed to be because everything else had gone so well."

Injuries mean that Nick Abendanon and Davey Wilson miss out, with Matt Banahan and Duncan Bell coming into the starting XV.

Positives

Lions flanker Joe Worsley returns to the Wasps line-up after being rested for the opening win over Harlequins.

New signing Ben Broster is also handed his first start with Charlie Beech and John Hart coming on to the bench.

And director of rugby Tony Hanks is pleased to have Worsley back available.

He said: "We can take a lot of positives out of last weekend but we are aware there is still much to work on.

"It is great to see Joe Worsley back in the side and we expect a big clash against Bath."

Bath: 15 Joe Maddock, 14 Matt Carraro, 13 Tom Cheeseman, 12 Shontayne Hape, 11 Matt Banahan, 10 Ryan Davis, 9 Michael Claassens (c), 8 Ben Skirving, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Andy Beattie, 5 Danny Grewcock, 4 Stuart Hooper, 3 Duncan Bell, 2 Lee Mears, 1 David Flatman.
Replacements: 16 Pieter Dixon, 17 David Barnes, 18 Aaron Jarvis, 19 Peter Short, 20 Jonny Faamatuainu, 21 Scott Bemand, 22 Nicky Little, 23 Jack Cuthbert.

Wasps: 15 Mark Van Gisbergen, 14 Tom Varndell, 13 Ben Jacobs, 12 Steve Kefu, 11 David Lemi, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Joe Simpson, 8 Dan Ward-Smith, 7 Serge Betsen (c), 6 Joe Worsley, 5 Richard Birkett, 4 George Skivington, 3 Ben Broster, 2 Rob Webber, 1 Tim Payne.
Replacements: 16 Joe Ward, 17 Charlie Beech, 18 Bob Baker, 19 Dan Leo, 20 John Hart, 21 Warren Fury, 22 Dave Walder, 23 Lachlan Mitchell.