Cork unchanged for Waterford re-match
Cork manager Gerald McCarthy has kept faith with the team that drew with Waterford last weekend and named an unchanged side for this Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final replay with Waterford, Croke Park, throw-in 4pm.
That means the Rebels' 2007 captain Kieran Murphy of Erin's Own has to be content with a place on the substitutes bench once again, while Cathal Naughton, who shot 1-4 in Cork's Munster Under-21 final win over Waterford on Wednesday, also remains on the bench.
Shane O'Neill and Pa Cronin, two of Naughton's U-21 colleagues, have retained their starting places in the senior side.
In attack, Carrigtwohill's Niall McCarthy has been kept in reserve despite his impressive display as a second half substitute in last weekend's drawn game. His namesake Timmy McCarthy continues in his role at centre-forward.
Joe Deane, Cork's skipper in the absence of Murphy, is the Rebels' top scorer in the 2007 championship so far with 0-33. Ben O'Connor (0-25), Neil Ronan (4-11), Sarsfields' clubman Kieran Murphy (5-5) and Pa Cronin (3-7) have also contributed consistently for McCarthy's men.
Sunday's replay will see Cork meeting Waterford for the 57th time in the history of the hurling championship. The score stand at 41-11 in Cork's favour with four draws.
CORK (SHC v Waterford) - D Og Cusack; S O'Neill, D O'Sullivan, B Murphy; J Gardiner, R Curran, S Og O'hAilpin; T Kenny, J O'Connor; B O'Connor, T McCarthy, P Cronin; N Ronan, K Murphy (Sarsfields), J Deane (capt).
