More blues await England at Green Park

Its tail tucked between the legs after the twin mauling in Rajkot and Indore, will have to find a way to stop India's in-form batsmen from launching another assault when the teams meet in the third One-Day International in Kanpur on Thursday.

With pitch curator Shiv Kumar predicting a bowlers' bloodbath, England's bowlers have their task cut out when they mark their run-up against India's awe-inspiring batting order. A defeat will leave them with the improbable task of winning the remaining four matches to win the series.