 The New Zealand team had suspected that the Pakistan team had done this in the series, but there is no evidence beyond their claimed observations during the matches.In the "dirt in pocket" affair, then England captain Michael Atherton was accused of ball tampering during a Test match with South Africa at Lord's in 1994, after television cameras caught Atherton reaching into his pocket and then rubbing a substance on the ball.Atherton denied ball tampering, claiming that he had dirt in his pocket which he used to dry his hands.