Keep your head still

STEVE Davis was interviewed on the radio after his startling victory over John Higgins on Saturday. Asked for the secret of his return to form, Davis claimed that it was, in part, down to focusing on one shot at a time and “keeping my head still”. This would at least explain why Paul McCartney never made it as a snooker player.

Brian Blessed: Snooker’s saviour

“I DIDN’T play fantastically well,” said Ronnie O’Sullivan after beating Ali Carter last night. It was a comment which summed up this year’s snooker world championship.