US woman @theashes becomes Twitter celebrity
- Published: 29/11/2010 at 03:00 PM
- Online news: Asia
A US woman with the Twitter name @theashes who was bombarded by messages about cricket was offered a free flight to Australia and started selling her own commemorative T-shirt Monday.
England batsman Jonathan Trott is seen during the final day of the first Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at the Gabba in Brisbane on November 29, 2010. A US woman with the Twitter name @theashes who was bombarded by messages about cricket was offered a free flight to Australia and started selling her own commemorative T-shirt Monday.
The Massachusetts woman, who usually tweets about knitting and the "Glee" TV show, was the subject of a Twitter campaign, #gettheashestotheashes, after snapping at microblogs about the Ashes series between Australia and England.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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