YORKSHIRE coach Jason Gillespie expects Warwickshire to provide his players with a "massive challenge" as the champions return to Headingley tomorrow looking to make it two wins out of three in 2015.

Gillespie's side have won one and drawn one of their opening two LV= County Championship matches ahead of a clash with last year's runners-up.

It will be the champions' first competitive home match of the summer after an away win at Worcestershire and the most recent draw against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge earlier this week.

It will also be the last fixture where they have to do without their four England squad players Jonny Bairstow, Adam Lyth, Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid.

"Warwickshire are a very good side," said Gillespie, of a team who drew their opening match against newly-promoted Hampshire at Edgbaston this week having been under pressure at 120-6 in the first-innings reply to 319.

"They've got all bases covered - a very good spinner (Jeetan Patel), a varied attack and batsmen who are in form.

"We know that it's going to be a massive challenge, but we're in good nick as well, and we're very excited about the contest.

"You want to test yourself against quality sides, and Warwickshire very much fall into that category."

Captain Andrew Gale agrees with the Australian, and will therefore be hoping to avoid a repeat of Yorkshire's disappointing day one bowling performance at Trent Bridge.

Having won the toss and decided to bowl, Notts closed the day at 393-7 with Alex Hales on 222 not out.

It was a performance which realistically ended Yorkshire's chances of claiming a win, and one which Gale agreed matched the third evening of last season's defeat against Middlesex at Lord's when the hosts chased down a record 472.

"We had a very open and frank conversation on the second morning of the Notts game, and we all agreed that we were not at our best," said the left-handed batsman.

"We thought they were perfect conditions in which to bowl on that first morning, and we didn't make use of them. It was cloudy, a bit damp, overcast and the floodlights were on. The ball was seaming around, and we just didn't get it right.

"We were probably striving a little bit too hard to bowl them out really.

"Fair play to the lads, they admitted that. We are having some really good honest reviews, and while you're being honest, you've always got a chance."

Indian overseas batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is fit to play after not taking the field on day four at Trent Bridge due to split webbing on his hand.

Pujara scored 57 in the first innings at Trent Bridge, and he has already gained the nickname Steve within the Yorkshire dressing room for ease of pronunciation.

"He's fitted in extremely well," added Gillespie, who will choose from a 12-man squad after drafting in veteran spinner James Middlebrook. "He's worked incredibly hard, and he struck the ball beautifully."

Yorkshire (from): Gale, Bresnan, Brooks, Fisher, Hodd, Leaning, Lees, Middlebrook, Patterson, Pujara, Pyrah, Rhodes.