Owais Shah will aim to exploit England's disappointment at their failure to win the opening Test and get a look-in.

The Middlesex batsman was England's outstanding performer during their 5-0 one-day series defeat in India earlier this winter, scoring three half-centuries to push his claims for a Test recall.

But instead of considering Shah's recent form, England chose the same batting line-up which finished the home Test series against South Africa last summer for the opening match, which ended in a six-wicket defeat.

Now England face another selection dilemma as they prepare for Friday's final Test in Mohali as they attempt to repeat the feat of two years ago by winning the last game to level the series.

Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood, who were both under pressure leading into the series, scored superb centuries at the Chepauk Stadium to ensure their participation although Ian Bell once again disappointed and could find himself under pressure.

It is by no means a foregone conclusion, however, that England will change their batting line-up at all with coach Peter Moores admitting they have a big decision to make over the next two days.

"It was probably one of the toughest decisions to not pick him (Shah) because he played beautifully (in the one-day series)," confirmed Moores.

"The challenge was to decide who to go with and that debate is a really tough one. We batted well as a unit and it was justified to give those lads a chance - I think the lads who played deserved their chance to carry on and they put us in with a chance to win the game."

Moores stressed: "It should be hard to get into a Test-match team and you can always do more in all the cricket you play whether it's domestically or wherever to put people under pressure.

"Owais played beautifully during the one-day series but we have also got very good players in that Test-match team. If you look at someone like Paul Collingwood, he's scored two hundreds in the last three Tests so that to me is the balance you have to try to achieve as a selector.

"You have to make a decision on what you think is the best team for England at any given time. You are loyal to your players when you think it's right to be loyal and when you think it's right to give someone else a chance you do that."

The tourists are almost certain to recall Nottinghamshire seamer Stuart Broad to their line-up at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, who has now recovered from the hamstring strain he sustained during the one-day series.

He will either replace Graeme Swann if England decide on fielding only one spinner or take over from either Steve Harmison or James Anderson, who both disappointed when the tourists pressed for victory on the final day.

Australia also decided to field only one spinner during their Test in October at Mohali, which has a reputation for being a bouncy pitch, but suffered the consequences when they slumped to a 320-run defeat.