Tipperary legend Brendan Cummins has claimed that Eoin Murphy is hurling’s best goalkeeper — and that Anthony Nash lags behind in the mental strength department.

Nobody can say Eoin Murphy isn’t serious about his hurling but if there’s a chance to have a dig at TJ Reid, he’s not going to pass it by.

Whiplash is not an injury often associated with hurling, but the condition kept Kilkenny’s Eoin Murphy out of three league games.