Derek McGrath changes mind on yellow ball, but timing not right for fake crowds

Having seen the ball in play over the weekend, the former Waterford manager accepts that it hasn’t affected the spectacle in any way

Clare's Shane O'Donnell and Limerick's Barry Nash  do battle in Sunday's Munster SHC quarter-final match at Thurles. Picture: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile

The opening weekend of championship hurling has changed Derek McGrath’s mind on the yellow sliotar.

The former Waterford manager expressed his reservations about the new ball earlier this month, admitting he was a little bit ‘old school’ when it comes to his fondness for the traditional sliotar.