England and India head to the Oval for the decisive fifth and final Test of a hard-fought campaign on Thursday, with both teams battling mental and physical fatigue. A congested schedule of five Tests in less than seven weeks has proved gruelling, especially for the fast bowlers from both teams, with every match going the distance so far.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir and Lee Fortis, the chief groundsman at The Oval, became involved in a heated exchange about which pitch should be used for practice.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has clashed with ground staff at the Oval cricket stadium ahead of the final test match of an occasionally fractious series against England. England leads the