US woman with Twitter name ‘theashes’ gets Qantas’ flight offer

MELBOURNE - An American woman, who was bombarded with cricket-related messages due to her Twitter name ‘theashes’, has been offered a free flight to Australia to watch the ongoing Ashes cricket series between Australia and England.

Qantas Airways has offered her a free flight from New York, Ashes sponsor Vodafone pledged free tickets and a phone, and a Ford dealer said it would provide a car for her to use, reports the Daily Telegraph.

The Massachusetts mum, who usually tweets about knitting and the Glee TV show, wrote that she was considering Qantas’ offer but she also wanted a ticket for her boyfriend.

Meanwhile, she has also begun her own clothing line, offering T-shirts with the slogan ‘I am not a freaking cricket match!’ for 19.90 dollars at www.spreadshirt.com.

“I hope no one is offended by me making T-shirts. I probably make two cents a shirt. I’m not trying to get rich, just have fun,” she tweeted.

The woman was the subject of a Twitter campaign, gettheashestotheashes, after snapping at microblogs about the ongoing Ashes series.

“I AM NOT A FREAKING CRICKET MATCH!!!” read an exasperated message on Saturday.

“This is not the account of the cricket match. Check profiles before you send mentions, it’s incredibly annoying and rude,” she wrote earlier.

However, @theashes, whose real name is unknown, later softened her tone, inquiring ‘what the hell is a wicket?’ and admitting she didn’t know whether to support Australia or England. (ANI)