People got excited as Ben Stokes was spotted in an airport “on his way” to the Ashes

He's on his way to New Zealand, not Australia.

For about an hour on Monday night, English cricket fans were very excited because Ben Stokes was "spotted" at Heathrow Airport carrying cricket gear... https://twitter.com/rossco_1990/status/935251045533528073 This led to suggestions that the cricketer was on his way down under to help the England team in their Ashes series encounter with Australia. Stokes is still suspended by the ECB, after a video emerged showing him involved in a brawl outside a nightclub in Bristol in September. So, a sensational return to the team seemed highly unlikely, despite the photo. https://twitter.com/MattPrior13/status/935254409474342912 It turned out that Stokes is, according to Sky Sports, flying to his native New Zealand to spent time with his family and to train, rather than on his way to save the English team.   https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/935261001091514368 However, for a brief time, people were very excited about a sensational Stokes return, and it led to a lot of wrestling gifs. https://twitter.com/AVCJX/status/935254746671271937 https://twitter.com/Koka_Kolasinac/status/935245914222006273 https://twitter.com/mrkermode/status/935261239248273410 An awful lot. https://twitter.com/Jack_J_Lewis/status/935261121048711170 https://twitter.com/DanSayles/status/935261123204599808 https://twitter.com/Mcatf90/status/935261216825540608 https://twitter.com/tom_cooperr/status/935261092372189185 https://twitter.com/ChrisRound0/status/935261251067883520 https://twitter.com/TJRostance/status/935261257267105792 https://twitter.com/gullyburrows/status/935261339697721349 And one joke did the rounds. https://twitter.com/SmnLlyd5/status/935257298414505984 https://twitter.com/stedonaldson9/status/935260943763886080