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- The Guardian
India's head coach clashes with Oval staff before fifth Test as tempers flare
The spicy spats that have increasingly been a feature in the England‑India Tests this summer spilled over to training on Tuesday when the tourists' head coach, Gautam Gambhir, had a row with Lee Fortis, Surrey's head groundkeeper, as his team prepared for the final Test of the series starting on Thursday at the Oval. England were enjoying a break but, with the series still to be decided and India 2-1 down after their fightback at Old Trafford, the visitors' work in the nets was far from straightforward as tensions surfaced in angry exchanges. Reports suggest that Fortis was unhappy with India using parts of the main square and was told 'you can't tell us what to do'. Sitanshu Kotak, the India batting coach, apparently accused the head groundkeeper of being 'a bit arrogant' and shouting at members of India's staff. Gambhir, who played 58 Tests for India, was seen on camera wagging his finger at Fortis saying: 'You can't tell us what to do … you're just the groundsman, nothing beyond.' After walking away in conversation with Kotak, who appeared to take on the role of mediator, Fortis told Gambhir that he may be forced to lodge a complaint against him, drawing a response of: 'You can go and report to whoever you want.' Afterwards, Fortis said: 'It is quite a big game coming up. It is not my job to be happy with [Gautam Gambhir] or not. I have never met him before today. You saw what he was like this morning. It's OK, I am fine. We have nothing to hide.' Kotak said Fortis's objections to a cool box being wheeled on to the square kicked off the arguments. 'He was sitting on the roller, he shouted and told the support staff not to take it there,' he said. 'It is good to be a little possessive and it is also good to be protective, but not that much. Gautam just said do not talk to the support staff like this. 'Most of the team knows that the curator is not the easiest person to get on with. So, that gives a lot of answers. When you're working with very intelligent and highly skilled people, if you sound a bit arrogant or if you come across like … you can be protective. At the end of the day it is a cricket pitch. It is not an antique where you can't touch.' Whether India's frustrations included concerns over the Test pitch as well as their training provisions is not known, but the Oval deck is expected to carry some live grass at the start of the game and provide greater pace and bounce than in the previous three matches. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion The England attack has struggled for cut-through at times, not least in the last innings of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, where they took four wickets in 143 overs. India's rearguard action ended in rancour, with Ben Stokes annoyed that Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja declined his offer of an early handshake as they pursued centuries. Both batters reached three figures, but did so with some persistent sledging from England fielders. Relations between the teams had been relatively serene until a time‑wasting row at the third Test at Lord's, where Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett were treated to some choice words from the India captain, Shubman Gill. England responded by accusing Gill of running down the clock during his own innings and Mohammed Siraj was fined for his send-off of Duckett the next morning, though a brief shoulder-to-shoulder contact between the two players was accepted as accidental.
Belfast Telegraph
an hour ago
- Belfast Telegraph
Why do men like Jeremy Clarkson get so upset at women playing football?
The old dinosaur Jeremy Clarkson claims he likes women's football. In fact, he wrote a column about it for The Sunday Times, saying he found the Lionesses' Euros final 'exciting'. Great! Progress, right? Well… not quite. Because in the very same breath, he compares that excitement to what he imagines he'd feel watching cow racing in Sri Lanka. Yes, really. His exact words: 'It was exciting — in the same way that I'd be excited if I were in Sri Lanka and the locals invited me to watch some cow racing.'
Glasgow Times
2 hours ago
- Glasgow Times
Story not done yet, says emotional Leah Williamson as England celebrate Euro win
There was an open-top bus parade just after midday, as thousands of fans flocked to see the procession along the Mall, before a staged ceremony at the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace. The moment was not lost on Williamson as she held back tears among the revelry, less than 48 hours after the Lionesses retained their European Championship crown by beating Spain in the Basel final on penalties. The England captain said: 'I'm holding back tears. I've been crying all the way down the Mall. This is unbelievable and it's one of the best things we've ever been a part of so thanks for coming out. 'Everything we do, we do it for us and our team but we do it for the country and young girls. This job never existed 30 or 40 years ago and we're making history every single step. Stay with us, this story is not done yet.' England showed incredible defiance throughout the tournament, from bouncing back from their opening defeat to France and demonstrating their never-say-die attitude in the knockout stages. They trailed 2-0 in the quarters to Sweden and 1-0 to Italy in the semis as well as going behind in the showpiece against Spain only to battle back to make sure they kept the trophy they won three years ago. Williamson told the crowd: 'There's lots of ways to win a football match and we repeatedly did it the hard way. England players gathered on the steps of the Victoria Memorial during their homecoming victory parade (Yui Mok/PA) 'But you can see how much we care about playing for England and how much we love it – 2022 was a fairy tale but this feels really hard-earned and we're very proud of ourselves so thank you and we hope you are, too. 'The first game maybe rocked us a little bit but I just think we're special people and we love each other, we've got each others' back on and off the pitch. We had tough moments, nasty things to deal with and still we rise.' It was a third consecutive European Championship crown for England head coach Sarina Wiegman, who led the Netherlands to glory in 2017. She said: 'It was chaos. I hoped a little less chaos but they didn't keep their promise to finish things quicker! We just kept having hope and belief and they just showed up when it was really necessary and urgent. 'There is a huge talent pool in this team. In 2022 we had great bonding but I think that made the absolute difference now: everyone was ready to step up and support each other. It was amazing to be a part of.' Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton was so instrumental in keeping Spain at bay in a 1-1 draw as well as the 3-1 final shootout success. Asked what she was thinking ahead of penalties, she replied: 'Just do whatever I can for the team – they ran around for 120 minutes and I've got it easy just standing still in my own 18-yard box.' She added: 'Don't let people tell you what you can and can't do. If you've got a dream and you really believe it, go out and do it. I did it. 'I got told many times that I'm not good enough and I shouldn't be playing football from the start. Keep doing it and if it makes you happy, go follow that smile.' Teenager Michelle Agyemang was named best young player of the tournament after scoring late levellers in England's quarter-final against Sweden and then Italy in the semis. The 19-year-old said: 'I don't know what to say. It's surreal, it doesn't seem real seeing people down there. It's crazy to see what we've done and be here today.' The talismanic Lucy Bronze added: 'This moment is unbelievable. We did it three years ago but to do it again and to come back to this is just incredible.' Asked how this party compared to three years ago, Bronze replied: 'I don't remember.'
