Already Division One of the County Championship would be down to a two-horse race if Essex had beaten Somerset. Essex would have had three victories, the county champions Surrey two, and every other county without a victory.
Man City 5-1 Wolves: Haaland’s quadruple helped City hold serve in the title race in style
The first thought was how he has jumped that high from practically a standing start but then Erling Haaland is not like the rest of us mere mortals. He has his own video game character now but there was always some otherworldly about him. And as he rose above poor Nelson Semedo as if being hoisted from the ground by some sort of invisible force, you just had to admire the sheer athleticism of the whole operation.