affiliate boston wcvb has the story. reporter: meet the newest international superstar, westfield s ashley kerekes, otherwise known as the ashes on twitter. it s that user name, a nickname her boyfriend calls her, that s making her famous. i had the twitter name at the ashes. little did i know that s a cricket tournament and it s a big deal. reporter: she found out fast when fans of the sport mistakenly thought her account was the official one for the cricket match between australia and england. people are sending me all these notifications. i was getting them in the middle of the night. i got a little annoyed. reporter: so the 22-year-old tweeted back. i sent a message saying, i am not a freaking cricket match. then i shut off the notification on my phone and forgot about it for a few days. reporter: during that time the mixed-up fans of cricket
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kimberly bookman from our affiliate boston wcvb has the story. reporter: meet the newest international superstar, westfield s ashley kerekes, otherwise known as the ashes on twitter. it s that user name, a nickname her boyfriend calls her, that s making her famous. i had the twitter name the ashes. little did i know that s a cricket tournament and it s a big deal. reporter: she found out fast when fans of the sport mistakenly thought her account was the official one for the cricket match between australia and england. people are sending me all these notifications. i was getting them in the middle of the night. i got a little annoyed. reporter: so the 22-year-old tweeted back. i sent a message saying, i am not a freaking cricket match. then i shut off the notification on my phone and forgot about it for a few days. reporter: during that time the mixed-up fans of cricket turned into real ones for ashley. and got others to check her out,
classroom hero. the teacher praised for her poise during a school standoff, and how she kept her cool. difficult diplomacy. the secretary of state s big challenges after sensitive government documents were made public. and, instant star. how a twitter mixup turned a young suburban woman into an international sensation. oh, my gosh. i don t think anything could ever top this. it s wednesday, december 1st. from abc news, this is world news now. if you learn anything from that story it s to pick your twitter name wisely because you can get free stuff out of it. i felt bad for her, the media camped out in front of her house. she s an unsuspecting teenage girl, now all of a sudden the world is watching her. twitter s a wild thing. glad i don t know anything about it. good morning and thanks for
too. her twitter account went from 300 followers to 3,000, now nearing 10,000. media worldwide are interested in ashley s story. she s already talked to the bbc, cnn, and networks out of australia. satellite trucks are parking in her driveway. camera crews are taking over her living room. all as her non-twittering grandparents look on. she s my first grandchild. she s always been my star. reporter: now she s a wanted woman. a campaign is under way to get the ashes to the ashes. australian airlines qantas is offering to fly her there for her first-ever cricket match. oh, my gosh. i don t think anything could ever top this. reporter: whoever asks, what s in a name? they ve got to meet this gal. in westfield, kimberly bookman. of course, with accidental fame comes money. the boyfriend started selling t-shirts that have the slogan, i am not a freaking cricket match. and they re selling t-shirts. she added fuel to the fire. if anyone s ever heard of cricket or played cricket, it