Indias last hope on ill-fated England tour

The teams will meet in the fifth and final match of the one-day series on Friday.England has won the series 2-0, but India was closer than ever to that elusive victory in the rain-affected fourth one-dayer at Lords.The match was tied, with James Anderson and Steven Finn at the wicket with neither having faced a ball. Only the injured Stuart Broad was left in the pavilion and unable to bat to avoid risking further damage to his torn shoulder muscle.Broad will be out for six weeks, while England was already missing Eoin Morgan with a shoulder injury.Although the series has been decided, the fifth game promises to be closely matched now that India has found form by introducing some new batsmen, attacking spin bowlers and fresh legs in the field.For one of the few times on this tour all Indias players are fit and present. Highly-rated Varun Aaron, the 21-year-old pace bowler, could win a place in the side.If World Cup winner India can claim victory in Cardiff, it will prevent England from taking its No. 4 ranking.The game will also provide India coach Duncan Fletcher a chance to end a humiliating tour on a high note. The former England coach, who succeeded Gary Kirsten in April following Indias World Cup win, has a two-year deal and may be wondering how the India cricket board will regard his part in the defeats in both the test and one-day series.By contrast, Andy Flowers England team have looked like champions all summer. England has won 12 out of the 14 bilateral series since Flower took charge in January 2009, including one-off matches against Ireland and Scotland. The two losses were both 6-1 one-day series defeats to Australia after Ashes triumphs in 2009 and 2010-11.It will be an action-packed week for England batsman-wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter. After trying to secure a 3-0 victory for England, he plans to drive 241 kilometers (150 miles) from Cardiff to London after the game to play for his county side Somerset in Saturdays domestic one-day final against Surrey at Lords.Kieswetter is then due to fly 4,800 miles to India on Sunday for Somersets Champions League Twenty20 match against Auckland Aces which starts in Hyderabad on Tuesday.