Johnny Crowley: Cork hurlers adapting to change

Cork can’t simply expect that the system used against Clare a fortnight ago will guarantee victory against Galway in Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final, according to selector Johnny Crowley.

Against Clare, Brian Lawton, who was selected at wing-forward, dropped to the half-back line to mark Tony Kelly, allowing centre-back Mark Ellis to operate as a sweeper. While Crowley acknowledges that the system suited Cork, a change can’t be ruled out.

“You can’t look too far ahead,” he says, “and you’d be naive to think that what worked against Clare will automatically work against Galway