Jonesy: Bingham shows his bottle to make it 4-4 after the first eight frames, after being 3-0 down. Interesting prospect for later.

Z: 4-4. Cracking first session. Look like it's going to go right to the wire just as I expected.

Kyran Gibbons: Awesome from Bingham to recover from three frames behind. He has grown into the contest so well.

Adrian Worton: Amazing how much people have been underestimating Bingham ahead of every session since he beat Dott. Particularly Hendry today.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion and BBC Sport expert

"That's a great result for Stuart Bingham. At 3-0 down he made a great century in the fourth frame. But at 3-0 behind he was looking nervous and that the occasion was getting to him.

"After the way Shaun Murphy steamrollered Barry Hawkins in the semi-final, you thought it might happen again. Every session is important and you can stamp your authority on a match early on so that is a chance missed for Shaun.

"The way the session ended will have put some doubts in his mind and it will be a worry for him."

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So at the end of the first session we are all level. And how Stuart Bingham is delighted to be so. There is a spring in his step as he leaves the Crucible. He has won four of the last five frames of the session after losing all of the first three.

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Simon Dunant: Thirty years on (from Dennis Taylor's black-ball win against Steve Davis) could we see a Bingham Murphy 17-17 all on the black late-nighter?

Right, everyone cancel all your plans for tomorrow. Just in case.

Well, maybe. Bingham is 65-12 up in the last frame of the first of four sessions. But Murphy, needing a snooker, is at the table.

There's a lot of love out there on social media for Stuart Bingham. And, let's not forget, he was 3-0 down at the start of the session. Can he end it level at 4-4?

Jovica P: Stuart has beaten two championship favourites (Judd and Ronnie), fully deserves this final and the title at the end.

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Uschi-No-Clueski: Ballrun Bingham? Nah. Should be Bingham The Brave.

Tom: Hats off to Stuart Bingham. He has been so consistent all tournament and he's staying with Murphy.

It is bad news for fans of English cricket. England have collapsed in their second innings and have been bowled out for 123. It means West Indies need 192 to win in Barbados.

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Ken Doherty
1997 world champion and BBC Sport expert

"You don't want to give your opponent four chances a frame. If Shaun Murphy is going to keep going for silly shots he will be in trouble. That frame was a giveaway."

And Bingham takes the frame. A wasted opportunity for Shaun Murphy. First frame where we have not had a break of at least 50.

Willie Thorne
BBC Sport snooker commentator

"This is a massive frame. If Shaun wins it, Stuart knows he will be behind at the start of tonight's evening session."

Bingham has a chance, his third in the frame, but a red stays on the table. But Murphy cannot take advantage as he accidently knocks the black safe and misses a tricky blue into the middle pocket. Fourth time lucky for Bingham?

Bingham 37-6 up in the seventh if you were wondering. A tense safety battle is going on.

Jon Swain: I think Nicko (see 16:24) should definitely entertain us at all intervals. Come on Bingham.

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This is a normal Iron Maiden gig. Might be a slight bit different to the Crucible. But nice to see Nicko McBrain's love of snooker shown as the scary-looking skeleton face character is clearly holding a snooker cue. Maybe.

After scoring 22, Bingham runs out of position after potting a blue and then misses the subsequent red.

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It may be quiet in the Crucible, but one man who has made an awful lot of noise in his career is Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain.

He loves his snooker, is a regular at the Crucible these days and is loving the action. Maybe we can get a drum kit in to entertain the crowd before the start of the second session?

Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport at the Crucible Theatre

"Silence can make so much noise. It's an old snooker cliche, but inside the arena, you can hear a pin drop while the player is making his way around the table. Already it is extremely tense.

"Meanwhile, a lady unwraps a sweet and carefully pops the wrapper back in her pocket, while a young man carefully brings a pair of binoculars to his eyes. All this happening in slow motion as they try and stick to the etiquettes of the sport; quiet please."

Six frames in. And Murphy rattles in his highest break of the final with an effort of 90. We have had at least a half-century break in each frame. Lovely stuff. And that restores Murphy's two-frame advantage.

This is better. Much better. Murphy storming through the sixth frame.

Right. No messing around now. Game on.