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Manchester: England face the welcome problem of dealing with the consequences of winning ahead of the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford starting on Thursday.
Victory by the huge margin of 266 runs in the third Test at Southampton last week saw England level the five-match series at 1-1.
It also ended a run of 10 Tests without a win for Alastair Cook's side and saw the captain himself return to form with two fifties, although it could all have been so different had he been caught in the slips on 15 in the first innings.
England had another 'victory' less than a day after their Southampton success.
James Anderson escaped a ban after International Cricket Council code of conduct commissioner Gordon Lewis dismissed disciplinary charges brought against him by India following his alleged confrontation with Ravindra Jadeja during the drawn first Test in Nottingham.
Given the fast-medium bowler, man-of-the-match in Southampton with a return of seven for 77, is the series' leading wicket-taker with 16, England's relief was understandable.
While Moeen Ali produced a decisive second-innings return of six for 67 in Southampton to quieten talk regarding his 'part-time' off-spin, the performance of England's back-up seamers in support of Anderson and Stuart Broad was a concern.
An injury to Liam Plunkett, dropped from the third Test team, has seen England recall Steven Finn.
For India, the need to match Ali's threat could see off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin play his first Test this year in a bid to bolster an attack that looked a bowler 'light' at the Ageas Bowl.
"Moeen bowled well (at Southampton) but we let him bowl well," said India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after third Test.
In the absence of injured Lord's star Ishant Sharma, also ruled out of the fourth Test, India lacked pace and a physical threat.
Jharkand fast bowler Varun Aaron, who played his only Test two years ago, could come into the side although it would be tough on Pankaj Singh were he the bowler to make way.
Singh recorded the worst wicketless figures by a Test debutant -- none for 179 -- in Southampton but was unlucky with both dropped catches and lbw appeals.
Someone with far less cause for complaint were he to be omitted is opener Shikhar Dhawan, who has scored just 122 runs in six innings this series with a top score of 37.
Fellow left-hander Gautam Gambhir, who played the last of his 54 Tests against England in December 2012, is waiting in the wings.
Teams from
England: Alastair Cook (Capt.), Sam Robson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson, Chris Jordan, Chris Woakes
India: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Gautam Gambhir, R Ashwin, Varun Aaron, Rohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha, Pankaj Singh
Stats & trivia
Pitch & condition
The pitch at Old Trafford is known for being 'lively'.
Match facts
August 7-11, 2014
Start time 1100 local (1000 GMT, 15:30 IST)
