Protesters mistake Pak's U-19 team for asylum seekers

Pakistan's Under-19 cricket team was mistaken for asylum seekers by a group of protesters who gathered outside the Marriott Hotel in Portsmouth after reports that around 40 men who 'did not seem to be English' had checked in. Reform councillor George Madgwick intervened, speaking with the team's coach and informing the crowd of their error, after which the protesters dispersed. The incident was reported on September 9, 2026.