Both sides were unchanged from the third one-day international at Lord's on Sunday, which Sri Lanka won by six wickets.
Another win in Wednesday's day/night encounter at Trent Bridge would give World Cup finalists Sri Lanka an unbeatable 3-1 series lead ahead of Saturday's finale at Old Trafford.
Although rain had delayed the toss, this match was still scheduled for 50 overs per side.
TEAMS
ENGLAND: Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Alastair Cook (capt), Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jade Dernbach
SRI LANKA: Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (wkt), Thilina Kandamby, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekera, Suranga Lakmal, Suraj Randiv, Lasith Malinga
UMPIRES: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Richard Illingworth (ENG)
TV UMPIRE: Nigel Llong (ENG)
MATCH REFEREE: Alan Hurst (AUS)
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011