Tensions flared ahead of the crucial fifth Test at The Oval as India captain Shubman Gill addressed a controversy involving head coach Gautam Gambhir and curator Lee Fortis over pitch access. Gill questioned Fortis’s conduct and restrictions, while Ben Stokes criticiced the demanding schedule. With England leading the series 2-1, the final Test is poised to be a dramatic conclusion. Tensions flared ahead of the crucial fifth Test at The Oval as India captain Shubman Gill addressed a controversy involving head coach Gautam Gambhir and curator Lee Fortis over pitch access. Gill questioned Fortis’s conduct and restrictions, while Ben Stokes criticiced the demanding schedule. With England leading the series 2-1, the final Test is poised to be a dramatic conclusion.