Both sides are smarting from the mauling they received from New Zealand in June with England losing at home and India in the WTC final in Southampton.

England will be also gunning for revenge after suffering a 1-3 series defeat in India earlier this year.

India are struggling with a injury worries going into the series opener.

Opener Shubman Gill, all-rounder Washington Sundar and pace bowler Avesh Khan have returned home with injuries even before the start of the series.

KL Rahul could partner Rohit Sharma at the top of their batting order in Nottingham with Mayank Agarwal ruled out of the first Test after being hit on the helmet while batting during a training session.

Vice captain Ajinkya Rahane is also recovering from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the warm-up match in Durham.

New Zealand exposed India's vulnerability in seam-friendly conditions in Southampton, but Kohli is determined not to let James Anderson and Stuart Broad dominate.

"The idea from here on will be to try to score runs and not worry about getting out in testing conditions," Kohli said of the challenge ahead.