15:26 John Higgins wraps up the frame with a break of 102, levelling it up at three all.
15:22 John Higgins is looking likely to level it up again three all in a toing and froing contest.
15:19 Mark Allen has come into this game in consistent form beating his last two opponents by 6-4. He is facing a sterner test against well established opposition.
15:16 Mark Allen just misses a shot to black opening the door for Higgins
15:12 Then continues to sink the next completing his 68 break and takes the lead 3-2. Superb come back work from Allen from two down.
15:05 Excellent angled pot from Mark Allen on black from the side of the table.
14:54 We’re back underway in York
14:38 Meanwhile on table two Jamie Jones leads David Gilbert three frames to nil.
14:31 Mid-session interval
14:31 Allen levels it at 2-2 with Allen making a break of 105.
14:30 With a current break of 98, Allen is on track to make a century break.
14:26 After an attritional frame Mark Allen has cut the deficit by one to make the score 2-1.
14:13 We join the match between John Higgins vs Mark Allen at the UK Snooker Championships with world number 4 Higgins two frames to nil up.
