Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has included 12 of the team that started last year's All-Ireland hurling semi-finals as he named his side to face Kilkenny in the 2015 Allianz League opener.
A strong XV features Aidan Walsh at wing back, with Daniel Kearney and Patrick Cronin forming the midfield pairing.
Paudie O'Sullivan is tasked with the full-forward role.
Cork: Anthony Nash; Damien Cahalane, Christopher Joyce, Conor O’Sullivan; Cormac Murphy, Mark Ellis, Aidan Walsh; Daniel Kearney, Patrick Cronin; Seamus Harnedy, Bill Cooper, Conor Lehane; Alan Cadogan, Paudi O’Sullivan, Patrick Cronin