Oh my giddy aunt! It didn’t take long for that peace to be shattered.
I guess the signs were there - Cook's isle looked a little too sleepy, and those innocent-looking things lurking in the water snatched their moment to attack. The Rexbox onslaught is coming from all sides - bombs and beasties and pirates. Oh my!
Perhaps most worrying is the bizarre Viking/Nessie hybrid. There might be a bit of Highland cow in there too. Once thing's for sure - that is one fearsome beast. We're all doomed. DOOMED! Is the Old Isle even there? It's truly a pitiful scene.
Luckily us Brits are known for our plucky spirit. A nation persistently under siege learns to defend itself and I'm sure this is no exception. Let's hope Cookie has something up his sleeve - a secret army of stoned rabbit overlords perhaps?
The message from Rex is clear - it's war!
Play by play commentary for this match is provided, as it happens, by Anne Ward.
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