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Jack Mendel
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Cricket, Jew, PR, journalism, leg-spin, Coeliac, not much else. Mainly here for the cricket. Be nice.. https://www.jackmendel.com/

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This Venezuela attack is absolutely insane
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Happy new year from beautiful Devon..
December 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reposted by Jack Mendel
A few thoughts on being #Coeliac for a year. #Glutenfree food is a racket, and staying healthy is hard.

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A Coeliac Year: How To Not Get Glutened (Or Be Ill Trying)
It's been almost 12 months of adjusting to a life-changing auto-immune disease that has forced me to think about what I am eating, constantly. Here are some of the ups and downs.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A few thoughts on being #Coeliac for a year. #Glutenfree food is a racket, and staying healthy is hard.

substack.com/home/post/p-...
A Coeliac Year: How To Not Get Glutened (Or Be Ill Trying)
It's been almost 12 months of adjusting to a life-changing auto-immune disease that has forced me to think about what I am eating, constantly. Here are some of the ups and downs.
substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reposted by Jack Mendel
This might be the longest thing I’ve ever written, but it felt good to get it off my chest.

Some thoughts about a year of being #Coeliac. It’s hard.

#Gluten #GlutenFree #Celiac
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A Coeliac Year: How To Not Get Glutened (Or Be Ill Trying)
It's been almost 12 months of adjusting to a life-changing auto-immune disease that has forced me to think about what I am eating, constantly. Here are some of the ups and downs.
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This might be the longest thing I’ve ever written, but it felt good to get it off my chest.

Some thoughts about a year of being #Coeliac. It’s hard.

#Gluten #GlutenFree #Celiac
open.substack.com/pub/jackmend...
A Coeliac Year: How To Not Get Glutened (Or Be Ill Trying)
It's been almost 12 months of adjusting to a life-changing auto-immune disease that has forced me to think about what I am eating, constantly. Here are some of the ups and downs.
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I feel like I’m the only person who’s a bit deflated by that win. Felt like it was such a race to the bottom.. nice to win a Test in Australia but ultimately the series is gone. And the quality of batting (and the pitch) was so poor on the whole. It’s not what I want to watch
December 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Enough with the two day Tests already
December 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This is gonna sound wild, but Josh Tongue reminds me a bit of Bumrah. Not sure if it's just the angle of release but the movement and length he bowls too..
December 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Re that Root catch of Marnus...

If we're gonna have a debate if that was out, maybe we can also have a chat about Jacob Bethell's dismissal yesterday, when it didn't look like he edged it?

Technology has to be conclusive to overturn a decision

#AusvEng #Ashes
December 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Need a David Gower 'foreshortening of the lens' line for that Root catch please.

Marnus and the Aussie press will whinge non-stop about that..

Looked like it bounced for me, but I guess go with the fielder. #Ashes #AusvEng
December 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
FFS Head dropped by Jacks on 28. Just the two 150+ scores in Australia's second innings so far this series.. not a man you want to drop. #Ashes #AusvEng
December 27, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Thoroughly unconvinced by Jake Weatherald and Cam Green in these Ashes. It's very telling that Australia can carry those two (and Josh Inglis) and still batter us #Ashes #AusvEng
December 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Writing something which has been in the works for a while (in my head)
December 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Go on Jack Leach
Batting at both #1 & #11 in the same Test match
1896 - Harry Donnan
1911 - Ormerod Pearse
1921 - Arthur Mailey
1953 - Vinoo Mankad
1960 - Geoff Pullar
2019 - Jack Leach
2023 - Matthew Kuhnemann
2025 - SCOTT BOLAND

#AUSvENG
December 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"We're always looking for a fair balance between bat and ball. I thought that was unfair for the batters"

"The pitch has done plenty. There's been plenty of movement out there. It's not been easy for both sides but I don't like seeing a pitch do so much."

Nah
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Ashes 2025-26: Michael Vaughan says MCG pitch is 'unfair' and 'done too much' as England and Australia bowled out for low scores
The pitch for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne has
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December 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Two killed in suspected Palestinian ramming and knife attack in Israel www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Merry Christmas!
Two killed in suspected Palestinian ramming and knife attack in Israel
Police say the attacker, from the occupied West Bank, ran over at least one person before stabbing another victim several miles away.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The lack of football on #BoxingDay is a shame
December 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
another two day Test then? #Ashes #ausveng
December 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Disgraceful shot from Brook first ball. He is the vice captain!? #Ashes #AusVEng
December 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Maybe having a bloke at 3, who has never scored a first class ton and barely played any first class cricket in the last 12 months, wasnt the brightest move #Ashes #AusVEng
December 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Ben Stokes should be opening the bowling #Ashes #AusvEng
December 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
According to TNT Sport, when they list the teams; Brydon Carse is an allrounder, Gus Atkinson is a bowler, and Will Jacks is a batter lol. I'd argue Atkinson, who has a Test ton, and Jacks, who is clearly in as a part-time spinner are both allrounders, and Carse is an out-and-out bowler..
December 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Genuinely, get some pads on Ali Cook, and send him out there. Can't be any worse, surely #Ashes #AusvEng
December 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Please, someone stop Graeme Swann talking #Ashes #AusvEng
December 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM