FORMER Bristol captain Matt Salter makes his first appearance of the season in Bristol's crunch Guinness Premiership match at Newcastle tomorrow (8pm).

Experienced second row Roy Winters also starts but summer signing, fly-half Adrian Jarvis, has not recovered from a knee injury.

Ed Barnes wears the No 10 shirt with Luke Arscott moving from full-back to inside centre. Tonga international full-back Vunga Lilo wins his debut.

Former England hooker Mark Regan is among the replacements alongside Wales second row Robert Sidoli and ex-All Black Andrew Blowers. Fly-half Chris Ashwin, signed from Newbury this summer, will also make his debut if he comes off the bench.

Newcastle include two former New Zealand props in Joe McDonnell and Carl Hayman but former Bath winger Spencer Davey has been dropped for Tim Visser.

But an hour after announcing the side, full-back Alex Tait, younger brother of England and Sale full-back Mathew, has withdrawn with an ankle injury. Scotland A international Steve Jones takes over.

Bristol: V Lilo; T Arscott, N Brew, L Arscott, D Lemi; E Barnes, G Beveridge; A Clarke, S Linklater, J Hobson, R Winters, N Budgett, M Salter, J El-Abd (capt), D Ward-Smith. Reps:

M Regan, P Bracken, R Sidoli, A Blowers, H Thomas, C Ashwin, G Barden.

Newcastle: S Jones; T Visser, J Noon, T May, J Rudd; J Wilkinson, J Grindal; J McDonnell, M Thompson, C Hayman, A Perry, M Sorenson, A Balding, E Williamson, P Dowson (capt). Reps: A Long, M Ward, T Swinson, R Winter, H Charlton, S Davey, R Clegg