John Higgins admitted that his form was “soul-destroying” after scraping through an all-Scottish clash with Jamie Burnett at the williamhill.com UK Championship yesterday.
Higgins, who has won this event three times, obtained a snooker in the last frame on the way to a 6-4 win at York’s Barbican Centre to reach the last 16 . However, the 38-year-old showed once again how desperately out of touch he is after changing and tampering with his cue all season.
The Scot admitted his latest display against world No 43 Burnett would provide yet more ammunition for the TV critics. “There was a frame there that I lost to go 4-3 behind and I wanted to finish the game, that is the way it gets you sometimes,” the