India made it clear that there would be no let-up in their intensity in the remaining matches of the ODI series against England.

"Right from the start of the series, we have put pressure on England and in the next matches also, we would be doing the same," vice-captain Virender Sehwag said after the 54-run win in the second ODI here.

The hosts had earlier beaten England by a whopping 158 runs in the series-opener and with the visiting attack finding it tough to contain the rampaging Indian batsmen on flat tracks, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men look firm favourites to clinch the issue comprehensively.

The confidence of the team is underlined by the way it recovered from a precarious 29 for three to post 292 for nine in the match today.

Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sehwag admitted they had not expected the 290-plus score after a weak start on a two-paced track.

Dhoni said he was looking at a total in the vicinity of 250.

"We were looking at a score of 250 but it was Yuvraj (Singh), Gautam (Gambhir) and Yusuf Pathan who made 292 possible," Dhoni said.

"In fact, I sent message to Gautam that a score of 230-240 would be competitive here," Sehwag said echoing Dhoni.

"The pitch was not easy to bat on, the ball was stopping before coming on to the bat. But thanks to Gautam, Yuvraj and of course Yusuf, we crossed the 290-mark," he explained.