India were placed at 112 for 4 in their fourth-innings' in pursuit of 445 runs.
"It is going to be hard for us tomorrow," said Dhawan, who scored 37 runs in the second innings.
"England are in a good position. But we need to have a good partnership and then maybe we can see how it shapes up with the two batsmen in the middle.
Dhawan said it is difficult to bat on the pitch because of wear and tear.
Dhawan has been struggling for runs in this series and for once he got a start in the second innings. But it came to nought as he fell to a terrific delivery from Moeen Ali who later also snapped up Virat Kohli.
Asked why Indian openers don't seem to fire together, he said, "It is sad and frustrating that we are not getting runs together and not able to give that big partnership at the front of the order.
"Of course Murali Vijay has done well on this tour. But it is part of cricket. I am working hard in the nets. I tried playing close to the body as well in the second innings but you cannot do much when you get good balls."
"That is normal. It happens in cricket," he said, without referring to the ongoing Ravindra Jadeja issue.
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