James Anderson will train under the lights at the Chinaswamy Stadium later today hoping he is not on course to be dropped by England for the second time in three weeks.

The Lancashire seamer was distraught at being overlooked for the big Stanford showdown in Antigua on November 1, when England decided to choose two spinners instead.

His impressive displays during the warm-up matches in India ensured his recall for the first three matches of the one-day series, extending his run of successive one-day internationals to 43.

But he has failed to take a wicket in the defeats at Rajkot, Indore and Kanpur and has conceded 125 runs in his 20 overs, prompting the tourists to consider another change before tomorrow's day-night international.

Steve Harmison is one alternative having been overlooked for the Kanpur match to allow England to play both spinners, but he has fared little better during his two outings and has conceded 125 runs in 17 overs.

Whatever combination England decide upon, they need a major effort to avoid a series defeat with India requiring just one victory from the last four matches to claim an unassailable lead.

"We're disappointed at the moment, but we have got four games to play and we have got to win all four," said all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.

"It's not going to be easy but we've got to believe we can do it and we have got a chance to do something special... 30 or 40 more runs in Kanpur and it could have been a different story."

England may also consider their batting options, although coach Peter Moores was content with the new opening partnership between Ravi Bopara and Ian Bell, who shared a 79-run stand in Kanpur.

"I thought there were lots of good things to come out of it," enthused Moores. "Ravi Bopara up the top played well as did Ian Bell and it was a good opening stand.

"I'm disappointed we didn't push on a get a few more, because it was a tough wicket and we didn't get that partnership later on.

"It looked like someone was going to go and then we lost a wicket and that is something we have to look, but there was no lack of effort."

Paul Collingwood is perhaps the most under threat from any changes to the batting line-up; having struggled with the bat all winter, he has scored just 71 runs in eight innings since leaving for Antigua last month.

Collingwood, who only gave up the England one-day captaincy in August, has not scored a half-century in his last seven one-day international innings and a continuation of that form could put his place under threat.

Wicketkeeper Matt Prior is under pressure after looking less than convincing in any of his three innings, including when he dropped down the order to number eight in Kanpur.