Murphy set to miss Kildare showdown

NICHOLAS MURPHY is set to miss Sunday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final clash with Kildare because of a hamstring injury, paving the way for Michael Cussen to start.

There are also serious concerns in the Cork camp over the fitness of Graham Canty and Cork manager Conor Counihan may wait until the very last minute before deciding to risk his captain, who is recovering from a medial ligament strain.

Although Cork named an unchanged team on Tuesday night, it is believed that the team was named only for ‘programme’ purposes, and the starting XV will be revealed to the players when they meet for training tonight.