Roy was stopped in his tracks by injury after scoring 215 runs in his first three innings, tearing a hamstring while fielding against the West Indies, and the opener watched England’s damaging defeats to Sri Lanka and Australia from the sidelines.

His replacement at the top of the order, James Vince,  has made only 40 runs from three innings and will give way at Edgbaston barring a last-minute setback for Roy.

“Jason is preparing to play,” England captain Morgan said. “Provided he gets through today’s practice and tomorrow morning unscathed, we think he might be fit to play.”

Meanwhile, India captain Virat Kohli, whose side are the only unbeaten team left in the tournament, admits he did not expect England to be in their current predicament.

“Everyone is surprised. We thought England were probably going to dominate in their own conditions,” said Kohli. “But I said at the beginning of the tournament, pressure is going to be a massive factor.

“Other teams have outplayed England on occasions, that can happen to any side. England have to sort out their own issues, I guess. The more basic you can keep things at a tournament like a World Cup, the better. The more you attach emotion or excitement to it the more you put too much pressure to a situation.”