Bunny Business and Monkey Business

Hippity (Middlesex�s very own bunny) and Monkey-Face (a Yorkshire monkey) appear to have had a day-long row at Southgate. �Still bickering, they have co-operated over this very strange joint piece.� It�s hot!� It�s June!� It�s the silly season!� I guess we�ll have to roll with it.

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Monkey Front

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It was the Monkey wot done it!� That�s my opinion anyway.� When I posted my piece on your message board, suggesting that Ben Hutton was too scared to face Yorkshire, the Middlesex management had no choice.� They had to reverse the decision and play the boy to prove that he�s no wimp.� But Gillespie and Kruis will take the wind out of his sails, just wait and see.�

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And a long wait it will be too, because the boy Ben can be counted on to lose the toss, so we�re batting and my money is on bed and breakfast for two of our middle-order boys.� And then maybe bed and breakfast Day 2/3 for Mr Gillespie who now specialises in batting overnight.

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Well, I must admit I felt a bit nervous at 4/2 � more of a Middlesex score than a Yorkshire score in my book.� But Vaughan and Lumb soon bedded down for business as usual.� 337/5 at stumps.� My 600 prediction might not be off the mark once our last 5 have scored as many as our first 5 � that�s the Middlesex way, isn�t it?� What a flatty.� We�ll probably return the compliment at Scarborough apart form the breeze� which might put your boys off.� Doesn�t take much to do that, this season, does it.

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Momsicle and Popsicle say I�ve got more front than Scarborough, so I guess that�s enough from me for now.

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Bunny Talks

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That kid brother of mine really is the limit.� I think 337/5 is good stuff from the bowlers on a flat track.� Silverwood is my hero!� Bowled like a complete trooper.� He�d win a few matches at Headingley but he doesn�t play for Yorkshire no more so �ya boo sucks�.� �Good to see Hutton and Compton bowl today, if only to appreciate their batting more.� Ben Hutton is my hero!� Nick Compton is my hero!� They�ll bat like gladiators.� Just you see.� Then Yorkshire will feel the pressure second dig.

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Monkey�s Second Dig

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More rabbit than Sainsburys, that brother of mine.� You know he says everything three times and that poor editor has to edit out 2 out of every 3 sentences.� Must be soul-destroying work for no pay, that.� Wouldn�t catch me doing it.� No, Middlesex are already out of this one, as far as I�m concerned.� Our bowlers will do more on this track and you�ll struggle to bowl us out twice even if you get some runs for a change.� 12 points in the bag for us � probably 22.� Up yours, brother.

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Bunny Business

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I hope Ged edits my rude brother�s words into oblivion.� We don�t want that sort of talk on our wonderful web site.� Middlesex are well in this game and Yorkshire might get a bit of a shock.� It�s a bit like the Oval, Southgate, what seems like a decent score can rapidly disappear and come back to bite you.� Where the sun doesn�t shine.

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I�ve also consulted my lucky leprechaun, Gnomic (see picture above) and he is very supportive of my view.�� �Will Middlesex pull off a win here, Gnomic?� I asked.� �Now there�s a question�, said Gnomic.� Unequivocal optimism, I call that, so my bunny money is still on a Middlesex win.

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Thank you for reading this.�

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� Hippity the Green Bunny and Bananarama Monkey-Face 2006.� Reproduced on this web site with the kind and express permission of the authors.