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The articles are all slaming Flannery's call up
Jerry Flannery has been included in Ireland's team for their first match in the autumn international series against Australia at Croke Park on Sunday. The Munster hooker has recovered from a calf injury and will line up in the front row alongside the Test debutant Cian Healy of Leinster at loosehead.
With Marcus Horan ruled out until January after undergoing a routine medical procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat, the 22-year-old Healy has been selected to fill the No1 jersey.
John Hayes resumes at tighthead despite a lack of match practice after completing a five-week suspension for stamping.
Ulster's Paddy Wallace is preferred ahead of Gordon D'Arcy at inside centre and there are two uncapped players on the bench in the Connacht hooker Sean Cronin and the Leinster outside-half Jonathan Sexton.
Wallace and Healy are the only two changes to the side that clinched the grand slam with a 17-15 victory over Wales in March.
The captain, Brian O'Driscoll, will make his 100th Test appearance on Sunday having won 93 caps for Ireland and six for the Lions and hopes to make amends for his side's recent poor record against the Wallabies, with only two wins in their past seven matches dating back to 2002.
However, he will take consolation from the fact that both victories this decade have come in Dublin, where Australia have lost twice on their past three visits.
Ireland team to play Australia at Croke Park on Sunday, 15 November:
1 Cian Healy (Leinster)
2 Jerry Flannery (Munster)
3 John Hayes (Munster)
4 Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster)
5 Paul O'Connell (Munster)
6 Stephen Ferris (Ulster)
7 David Wallace (Munster)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Leinster)
9Tomás O'Leary (Munster)
10 Ronan O'Gara (Munster)
11 Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster)
12 Paddy Wallace (Ulster)
13 Brian O'Driscoll (capt) (Leinster)
14: Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
15: Rob Kearney (Leinster)
Replacements: Sean Cronin (Connacht), Tom Court (Ulster), Leo Cullen (Leinster), Denis Leamy (Munster), Eoin Reddan (Leinster), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Keith Earls (Munster).