Stand-in England captain Ollie Pope won the toss and put India into bat in the fifth and final cricket test at The Oval on Thursday. Pope is leading the England team in the absence of Ben Stokes, who is absent with a sore shoulder and has been replaced in the side by Jacob Bethell.

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.

Lee Fortis was heard saying that he would "report" Gambhir after their interaction ahead of the fifth Test between England and India.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in an angry exchange with Surrey's head groundsman at the Oval ahead of Thursday's final Test against England -- the latest incident during an increasingly tetchy tour.

India have hit out at the “arrogant” Oval groundsman after head coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in a heated altercation ahead of the final Test of the summer.

Parthiv Patel defended Gautam Gambhir after a dispute with curator Lee Fortis about pitch access before India vs England 5th Test at The Oval.

India coach Gautam Gambhir clashed with Oval curator Lee Fortis ahead of the 5th Test. Here is who Fortis is and why he is a respected name in English cricket.