The accumulation of the fifth and last test between India and England at the oval took an unexpected turn, with an ardent exchange between the head coach of India Gautam Gambhir and the conservative of Pitch Lee Fortis who made the headlines. The confrontation, which took place Tuesday during the practice session of India, would have been triggered by disagreements on access to the height and the conditions of practice.Gambir, visibly agitated, was seen pointing with fortists and shouting: “You do not tell ourselves what we have to do.” Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!The incident required the intervention of the coach of the strikers of India, Sitanshu Kotak, who distant fortists to calm tensions before the two parties reproduce separately.Adding fuel to the controversy, the former versatile India, Ifan Pathan, went to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to call what he described as a clear case of double standard. Reacting to an image circulating online from the head coach of England, Brendon McCullum, freely inspecting the ground alongside Fortis, Pathan wrote: “So, an English coach can walk on the ground to inspect him? But an Indian coach can’t? Are we still stuck in colonial era? ”The Pathan post has touched a sensitive string with many fans and former players, causing a broader debate on the treatment of teams and subcontinal coaches during tours abroad.The conservative Lee Fortis has minimized the incident, calling Gambir “a little delicate” and refusing to provide specific details. “You will have to ask him (Gambhir),” said Fortis to journalists when asked what triggered the altercation. “We have nothing to hide here.”India goes to the final 2-1 back test of the series, with the possibility of leveling things after a heroic draw at Old Trafford. In Team News, the Arshdeep Singh left arm stimulator, as Timesofindia.com has reported, should make its oval test debut, adding to the drama of what promises to be an explosive final.