The challenge before England is to get the right combination in bowling
The nightmare of facing a searching test of swing and seam is over for the Indian batsmen. The heat is on England bowlers now as they get down to the task of adapting to conditions where the ball does not wobble in the air and batsmen are confident of front foot play.

Down 0-3 going into the fourth one-dayer at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday is not a situation captain Alastair Cook and coach Andy Flower have imagined. The painful learning experience continues on a slow turner, as curator Sudhir Naik described the wicket for Sunday's day-night game.

Devastating blow
India's run chase at Mohali was a devastating blow for the visitors' morale.

Ajinkya Rahane, a rather inexperienced batsman in international cricket, sliced the England bowling up in tandem with opener Parthiv Patel as the mandatory Power Play overs fetched 57 runs for a rousing start.
England was shocked as Gautam Gambhir then stepped up and ripped the bowling apart in a century stand with Rahane, taking calculated risks against the quicks and milking runs with drives into the gaps.

M.S. Dhoni's huge presence and bold strokes messed up England's defence of 298 in 50 overs, making the visitor wonder how much more suffering was in store for them.

India returns to the venue of 2011 World Cup triumph with a different group of players. Yuvraj Singh was the talisman as a finisher in the World Cup, now his absence due to injury is not even felt as a confident Team India chased down targets in the second and third ODIs.

The awkward postures by batsmen against the moving ball in England faded from memory, a bad dream from the past.

Different wickets and a different mindset is the challenge for England now.

The demons of defeat are preying on the visitors' minds when they step out at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

The local lad Rahane's poise against pace, even with new balls from either ends as stipulated under revised rules now, is unsettling for rival bowlers on slower tracks.

Tim Bresnan took on the mantle of leading the bowlers' pack in this series but now he has become a hunter being pursued by the Indian batsmen. The challenge before England is to get the right mix in bowling and better fielding display. It is an indicator of a team approaching a sense of helplessness, as overthrows rile the harassed bowlers.

Perplexed captain
Captain Cook is a perplexed man, seeing his batsmen succumb to left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, off-spinner R. Ashwin, pace bowlers Vinay Kumar and Umesh Yadav.

Yadav's replacement, Abhimanyu Mithun, and young Varun Aaron are waiting on the sidelines for a crack at England. Mithun is fit and fast and Varun quick enough to rattle batsmen. India's second appearance at a new-look Wankhede, the first after the World Cup victory, is a chance for Dhoni to build on a series win with one more forceful performance from a new bunch.

Dhoni, Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina were in the World Cup final squad. The first two are feared and respected, Kohli is ready for more responsibilities and if Raina gets into the mood, England bowlers may have to run for cover.

The teams (from):
India: M.S. Dhoni (capt.), G. Gambhir, A. Rahane, P. Patel, V. Kohli, S. Raina, M. Tiwary, R. Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, R. Vinay Kumar, R. Ashwin, A. Mithun, V. Aaron, S. Arvind and Rahul Sharma.

England: A. Cook (capt.), C. Kieswetter, Ian Bell, J. Trott, K. Pietersen, J. Bairstow, R. Bopara, A. Hales, J. Buttler, S. Borthwick, Samit Patel, G. Swann, T. Bresnan, J. Dernbach, S. Finn, G. Onions and S. Meaker.

Umpires: Billy Bowden and Sudhir Asnani. Third umpire: S. Ravi.