Thursday 29 January 2015 08:47, UK
England and India clash on Friday in Perth with the winners taking their place in the tri series final against hosts Australia in the shadow of the looming World Cup.
England thrashed India by nine wickets in their last encounter and ran Australia close in their second meeting last week in Brisbane.
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.
Morgan believes the chance to move past India and play Austalia in the final could bea "huge" opportunity as his side prepare for the World Cup.
"The opportunity to play Australia on Sunday is huge," Morgan said.
Learning how to live with lengthy breaks before important matches could prove critical for the World Cup, which carries on till March 29, Morgan added.
"Having too much cricket on your mind can sometimes create an issue.
"The less guys have to think about it, the better.
"And the more we can get used to time off going into the World Cup, it would be really useful.
"I mean we'll have stages like this throughout the World Cup that we'll need to get ourselves ready for."
For India, hamstrung batsman Rohit Sharma, who hasn't played since scoring 138 against Australia at the MCG on Jan 18, will again be missing but could be fit for the final if India progress.
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.
Meanwhile, Eoin Morgan will enter this year's Indian Premier League auction after admitting his hopes of a Test recall have been "scaled down".
As selectors called on Sam Robson, Gary Ballance and Moeen Ali, Morgan took it as a hint he will not be adding to his 16 caps any time soon.
The IPLclashes with England's Test trip to the Caribbean, but Morgan's hopes of travelling for that had already passed.
"I will be in the IPL auction this year and hopefully I will be picked up" Moragn said.
"I think they (my hopes of a Test recall) have been scaled down a bit, probably since the start of last summer.
"The ambition still is to play Test cricket, absolutely, but given where I am at the moment, I think the IPL is the best thing for me."
