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Perth: India and England clash on Friday in Perth with the winners taking their place in the tri series final against Australia in the shadow of the looming World Cup.
The hosts are enjoying extra time to prepare for Sunday's final at Perth's WACA ground while the tourists go at each other again.
England thrashed India by nine wickets in their last encounter and ran Australia close in their second meeting last week in Brisbane.
England's side is reasonably settled and there is no reason to expect changes in a knockout match.
And that has put captain Eoin Morgan in confident mood ahead of the World Cup which England kick off against Australia in Melbourne on February 14.
For India, hamstrung batsman Rohit Sharma, who hasn't played since scoring 138 against Australia at the MCG on Jan 18, will again set to misses out. But Sharma, who trained in Perth on Thursday, could be fit for the final if India get through.
India are winless in the series so far, but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels his team are slowly building after comprehensively losing the Test series to Australia. On Friday also predict possible shower, if match washes out then England through final.
Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has suffered a poor tour and is under pressure to hold his place for the World Cup after averaging just 17 across 11 innings in Test, one-day and warm-up matches. But Dhoni is backing the 29-year-old to find some form on Friday.
Teams from
England: Ian Bell, Moeen Ali, James Taylor, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (Capt.), Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson, Chris Jordan, Alex Hales, James Tredwell
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Stuart Binny, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni
Pitch and conditions
The WACA usually provides some extra bounce and pace, and the forecast for Friday is for a possible rain.
Stats and trivia
England and India have met only once before in Perth, in the 1992 World Cup, when England won by nine runs.
Match facts
Friday January 30, 2015 (day/night)
Start time 11:20 local (0320 GMT, 8.50am IST)
