Days after his verbal spat with India head coach Gautam Gambhir turned him into a villain among Indian cricketers and fans, Fortis raised a toast with a bunch of his dedicated ground staff to ...

Gautam Gambhir called pitch curator Lee Fortis ’just a groundsman’ during the verbal spat, when the coach was instructed to ...

Most pitch curators are possessive about the main square of a cricket field, but the chief curator at The Oval, Lee Fortis, ...

Last year, Fortis claimed his fourth award -- third in a row -- for the best multi-day pitches at the England and Wales ...

India is set to take on England in the final Test of the five-match series at The Oval, but the match began with an ...

It’s not always the case as once Sachin Tendulkar chose not to use either a light or heavy roller in his last Ranji Trophy ...

Despite winning accolades for his work including the ECB Grounds Manager of the Year Award in 2024, Fortis has developed a ...

India head coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in an extraordinary bust-up with Surrey groundsman Lee Fortis ahead of the start of the Oval Test between England and India.

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

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

Captain Shubman Gill supported Gautam Gambhir after a heated exchange with The Oval's chief curator, Lee Fortis, concerning ...

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has clashed with ground staff at the Oval cricket stadium ahead of the final test match of an ...