Dublin manager Tom Carr is resigned to carrying a chronic injury-list for the remainder of the team's championship campaign. Captain Dessie Farrell and centre-fielder Paul Bealin are carrying groin injuries and although recovery isn't on the horizon, both are likely to be named tonight. Brian Barnes, who was replaced during the first match against Kildare on June 7th, is also suffering from a groin injury.

"What can you say about the injuries?" said Carr. "They're there. Hanging over us in every game. The lads have done a fair share of work so at least they can ease off a bit now, but we're taking it from game to game. Dessie said that he's feeling better now than for a long time."

After the disappointing drawn match, Carr has been encouraged by the response of the players. There was always a chance that Dublin would need root-and-branch rejuvenation after the post-All-Ireland decline of the past three years, but the manager and his selectors chose to stick with the old guard.

"Terminal decline is always the danger with some of the players and possibly it was a gamble at the start of the year," Carr said. "We decided that they deserved another chance after winning an All-Ireland and the two years they had been through, but it certainly appeared the last day as if some were running the risk of sinking.

"I'm encouraged by their reaction. They've using the disappointment to motivate themselves and have reacted in the right way."

Kildare also have injury worries, with influential full-back Davy Dalton likely to be replaced by Ronan Quinn, who came on for him in the first match.

Dublin county secretary John Costello said the demand for tickets has been slack.

"It's early in the week yet, but the signs are that things aren't as frantic as before the draw," he said.

Ciaran Brady has returned to training for Cavan, who will choose from a full panel tomorrow. Their opponents in the Ulster football semi-final, Donegal, are worried that regular goalkeeper Paul Callaghan may miss the match through injury, but have been reassured by the continuing improvement to experienced defenders Barry McGowan and John Joe Doherty.

Cork and Clare expect to name teams this evening for Sunday's eagerly awaited Munster hurling semi-final. Cork are likely to be unchanged from the line-up which won the first round against Limerick and the National League a fortnight previously. The line-up for All-Ireland champions Clare will be awaited with interest.

London are yet to fill the fullback spot of Tony Lohan in the team that stunned Antrim's hurlers in Casemant Park last Sunday. The line-up named is otherwise unchanged.

A cousin of Clare's Brian, the London-based Lohan tore a hamstring in the first half of the Ulster clash last weekend, which finished 0-19 apiece. He was replaced by his brother Willie, who also injured a hamstring, leaving manager Tommy Harrell with a real headache.

"At the moment it doesn't look great but we are hopeful of having one of them because Antrim's full forward, Greg O'Kane, was a real handful in the first game," Harrell said.

Antrim manager Sean McGuinness will delay naming his team until tomorrow. Corner back Colm McCambridge will miss the replay, after breaking his wrist just before half-time last Sunday, but is the only player unavailable.

McGuinness admitted he was relieved to have a second chance against London.

"I was surprised by London's skill level - they really put it up to us," he said. "But we never really played as a team."

Down are to name their team to play Derry in the other Ulster hurling semi-final tomorrow.