Cummins set to commit to Tipp for another season

THIS being the off-season, the days and weeks tend to be pockmarked with talk of those stepping away from the carousel that is the inter-county scene, but Brendan Cummins intends staying on for one more spin at the very least.

At 36, the Tipperary goalkeeper is a decade older than ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick, who walked away from Kilkenny last week, and is further down the road than most if not all of those veterans advised by Liam Dunne to cash in on their Wexford careers.

Up until now, Cummins batted away questions about his intentions for 2012 by insisting no-one had a right to expect a place in the squad until they took a call from Declan Ryan. But he has finally nailed his colours to the mast.