Mark Selby was fearing the worst before spectacular Crucible comeback

Mark Selby thought he was dead and buried in the Betfred World Championship final before staging the spectacular comeback that brought him a third title.

When he trailed John Higgins by 10-4 on Sunday evening, Selby had looked beaten, on the scoreboard and in his cheerless demeanour, but a colossal comeback saw him roll to an 18-15 victory barely 24 hours later.