Any hopes Selby had of pulling this frame out of the fire end when he goes in-off as the cue ball vanishes into the top corner pocket.

Higgins is four ahead, once again.

Tom Beasley‏: This has been a ludicrously messy frame. Neither player able to string more than a few pots together.

No, is the answer to that question. Selby sinks a red but a slow-rolled pink off the spot into the middle pocket bounces back off the jaws to stay on the cloth.

Selby, 56-1 behind, now needs a snooker.

Higgins has now stretched his lead to 56, but now Selby, with four reds on the table, has a chance to do some damage.

In frame seven, Selby was 52-1 up and lost it 59-54 on the black, can he give Higgins a taste of his own medicine?

Andy Gibson: They're not messing about tonight, both going for everything. Looks like a table from an amateur game with balls everywhere.

Ed Yew‏: Again Selby huge luck. It is getting ridiculous now. He needs to be punished for his risk taking. #SelbyHiggins, external#bbcsnooker, external#justicefording, external

Selby has twice played, what to the uneducated observer (that would be me) looks like a bit of a 'smash and hope'.

The first time it only costs him a red and the second time he gets away with it. Lucky. Higgins 23-0 at the moment. Four reds are near the side cushion, another two near another cushion. There will be no quick conclusion to this frame.

Into frame 10 we go. Higgins gets us under way with a break of 21 before running out of gas like a dodgy second-hand motor.

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Another one of those memorable moments that made the Crucible the home of snooker..

Scot Stephen Hendry went into the final with a fractured left arm, which gave Jimmy White hope, having lost in the previous four finals and five times in total. 

At 37-24 up in the decider, White inexplicably missed a black off the spot, allowing Hendry to capitalise and claim his fourth world title… all against the same opponent.

"He's beginning to annoy me," White said afterwards. 'The Whirlwind' failed to reach another final.

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Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion at The Crucible

A magnificent first frame. Exactly what we needed. The long red potted into the yellow pocket, if he misses it he lets John Higgins in for a counter-attack. It just shows you what mood he's in tonight to get into this session early.

New session, new (old) Selby. He had lost five on the spin in the afternoon session to move from 2-1 up to 2-6 down, but Selby does what you would expect of the world champion and the world number one.

He bangs in a break of 86, his highest of the final so far, beating the 76 he made back in frame one. To show his dominance in this frame, Higgins does not get a point on the board, not a single one.

We said that Selby has had the first chance of the frame. He has just moved his break into the 50s. And he is still there.

Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion at The Crucible

On Mark Selby getting back into the match...

"This is a brand new session, there's nine frames tonight so a bit of a longer session. Maybe target a 6-3 win tonight and get back in it."

On what John Higgins needs to do to maintain his lead...

"More of the same, just keep going. Mark Selby is the one who has got to chase now. John Higgins has found himself in a lovely position now in the final now, just keep the pressure on."

You have to love a home made snooker-themed chocolate cake.

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If you could run some up to the BBC Sport desk in Salford that would be great. There are a few people here that would happily help you finish it, if you're struggling.

Now we're up and running in session two. Selby sends a red into the middle and he is the first to have a chance this evening.

Don't want to panic anyone but we still haven't seen a ball potted yet. Hope you're comfortable under a duvet on your sofa. This could be a late one.

Joe Gill‏: Watch out there's a wizard about. Not a lot beats the snooker at the Crucible.

Scott: Selby needs to be on his game, must win this session, even if its only 5-4.

And we are back under way. Stay tuned.

So what happens tonight? Well, we have nine frames to entertain you, meaning it could well be 15-2 to Higgins or how about 11-6 to Selby? Or, more realistically, somewhere in the middle.

Remember, the winner is the first man to get to 18.

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Ashley Parker: Selby has got it all to do now 6-2 down against Higgins its going to be difficult to get back into it he looked tired today. 

The highlight of the session was John Higgins' break of 141 - the joint highest break in a World Championship final and the third highest break of this year's competition.

Watch a sped up version of the break right here.