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Hodgson landed 17 points with the boot and created a first-half try for Spain wing Oriol Ripol with a typically sumptuous crossfield kick, but Sale head coach Kingsley Jones admitted Hodgson is unlikely to ever be England's first-choice number 10 under Ashton.

"The current management set-up don't see Charlie as the way forward," said Jones. "They see (Danny) Cipriani as the long-term answer at number 10 and are looking to develop him there. He's got experience now and they see Charlie who's been tried - but they're obviously not convinced."

And yet Hodgson continues to dominate Premiership games, with his latest masterclass reaffirming Sale's title credentials in style.

Edgeley Park is home to Sale and Stockport County but the surface has steadily deteriorated throughout the season, with incessant rain turning it into a quagmire for this encounter.

The match was only given the go-ahead after a pitch inspection 30 minutes before kick-off and it was Sale and Hodgson in particular who adapted far better.

Bath head coach Steve Meehan - whose side's only points came from penalties either side of the break - said: "I thought the difference was Hodgson.

"He kicked remarkably well all things considered.

"But we are disappointed that we didn't take any thing from the game because I felt we deserved to."