Sean Cavanagh has high hopes with new kids on the block

Sean Cavanagh has paid his young Tyrone team-mates the ultimate compliment by claiming they are better than the All-Ireland winning squads he played on early in his career.

The Tyrone captain won two All-Irelands in his first four years in the senior panel and considering the quality of the 2003 and 2005 winning teams, his claim will surprise some.

Yet it’s a ringing endorsement of the current panel – which he admits makes it all the more frustrating they haven’t competed strongly for an All-Ireland title.