Three players will be making their Championship debuts for Cork in their Guinness Munster Senior Hurling Championship opener against Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.
Brian Murphy starts at right corner back with Cian O'Connor at left full back, while Jonathan O'Callaghan goes in at right corner forward.
Wayne Sherlock and Pat Mulcahy are both sidelined through injury, while Brian Corcoran is named among the replacements.
Cork (SH v Kerry): D Og Cusack, B Murphy, D O'Sullivan, C O'Connor, T Kenny, R Curran, S Og O'hAilpin, J Gardener, M O'Connell, J O'Connor, N McCarthy, T McCarthy, J O'Callaghan, J Deane, B O'Connor.
Filed by Johnny Proby