'I've Never Seen Any Ball Tampering': Brook Distances Himself From Sandpapergate Controversy, Cape Town Test: England captain Harry Brook has distanced himself from the renewed Sandpapergate. Brook's remarks came ahead of the first ODI against Australia at Perth Stadium on Friday, with Usman Khawaja's recently released autobiography reigniting discussions about the ball-tampering incident during the Cape Town Test against South Africa in March 2018.