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.

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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.