Cork face task of curbing influence of Limerick's Lynch-English double act

The circumstances in bringing Lynch and English into consistent midfield partnership were not as Limerick would have liked.

Limerick hurler Adam English. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

The master and apprentice description has entered misleading territory. 

Certainly, if the master were anyone else but Cian Lynch, we wouldn’t dream of bringing an apprentice tag anywhere near Adam English.