Tony Kelly has been named on the bench for Clare's latest tilt at a Munster title against Limerick in FBD Insurance Semple Stadium on Sunday.
The 2013 Hurler of the Year missed the entirety of the league after undergoing ankle surgery over winter and has yet to start any of Clare's championship games, coming off the bench in the second half against Limerick, Waterford and Tipperary.
Kelly has struck 1-04 across his heavily truncated championship summer so far, finding the net in the one-point win over Waterford in Ennis.
Otherwise for Clare, Rory Hayes and David McInerney return to the starting team, replacing Conor Leen and Cian Galvin.
The Munster champions make one enforced change to the team that dispatched Waterford by 10 points, Shane O'Brien replacing the injured Seamus Flanagan in the full-forward line.
Darragh O'Donovan and Richie English are back in the matchday 26.
Clare: Eibhear Quilligan; Adam Hogan, Conor Cleary, Rory Hayes; Diarmuid Ryan, John Conlon, David McInerney; Darragh Lohan, David Fitzgerald; Cathal Malone, Mark Rodgers, Peter Duggan; Aidan McCarthy, Shane O'Donnell, David Reidy.
Limerick: Nickie Quaid; Mike Casey, Dan Morrissey, Barry Nash; Diarmaid Byrnes, Declan Hannon, Kyle Hayes; Will O'Donoghue, Cathal O'Neill; Gearóid Hegarty, David Reidy, Tom Morrissey; Aaron Gillane, Shane O'Brien, Cian Lynch.
Adrian Mullen has returned to the Kilkenny starting XV in time for their bid for a fifth Leinster title in succession.
The Ballyhale Shamrocks attacker has been sidelined since incurring an injury in their facile victory over Antrim in the opening round robin, subsequently missing their games against Galway, Dublin and Wexford.
Derek Lyng has also named Mikey Carey and John Donnelly - the latter one of the stars of their round robin campaign - despite notable doubts about their fitness.
Dara Purcell is the only change to the Dublin side which eliminated Galway in Salthill under a fortnight ago, the Kilmacud player replacing Darragh Power in the full-forward line.
Micheál Donoghue has made no further changes to the starting side as the Dubs seek to bridge an 11-year gap to their last Leinster SHC victory.
Kilkenny: Eoin Murphy; Mikey Butler, Huw Lawlor, Tommy Walsh; David Blanchfield, Richie Reid, Mikey Carey; Cian Kenny, Paddy Deegan; Adrian Mullen, TJ Reid, John Donnelly; Martin Keoghan, Billy Ryan, Eoin Cody.
Dublin: Sean Brennan; John Bellew, Eoghan O'Donnell, Paddy Smyth; Chris Crummey, Conor Donohoe, Paddy Doyle; Brian Hayes, Conor Burke; Danny Sutcliffe, Donal Burke, Seán Currie; Fergal Whitely, Dara Purcell, Ronan Hayes.
The Offaly line-up for the Joe McDonagh Cup final on Saturday features four of the victorious All-Ireland U-20 Championship side, with the talismanic Adam Screeney, Dan Bourke, Donal Shirley and Cathal King set to start.
Injuries for Stephen Maher, Martin Phelan and Willie Dunphy mean the trio must make do with starting from the bench, while Mark Dowling has lost his fitness race to recover from a dislocated elbow.
Laois: Enda Rowland; Ian Shanahan, Ryan Mullaney, Diarmaid Conway; Liam O'Connell, Padraig Delaney, Tom Cuddy; Aidan Corby, Patrick Purcell; Fiachra C Fennell, Aaron Dunphy, David Dooley; James Duggan, Jer Quinlan, Tomás Keyes.
Offaly: Mark Troy; Ben Conneely, Ciaran Burke, Cathal King; David King, Cillian Kiely, Donal Shirley; Jason Sampson, Eimhin Kelly; Killian Sampson, Brian Duignan, Eoghan Cahill; Dan Bourke, Charlie Mitchell, Adam Screeney.
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