O'Connor to play waiting game

Kerry have delayed naming their side to face Cork in Sunday's Munster football final replay until the last minute due to a number…

Kerry have delayed naming their side to face Cork in Sunday's Munster football final replay until the last minute due to a number of injury concerns.

Last year's All-Ireland finalists were expected to blow Cork out of the water in Killarney last weekend but emerged with a somewhat fortuitious 0-10 to 0-10 draw having delivered a decidedly underwhelming performance.

And having picked up a number of knocks in the drawn encounter, and with midfielder Kieren Donaghy ruled out after his red card, Kerry boss Jack O'Connor has opted to wait until shortly before the 3.30pm throw-in at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

Cork, meanwhile, have no such injury worries and have drafted in Eoin Sexton to replace the suspended Anthony Lynch for Sunday's contest.

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Lynch was needlessly sent off last Sunday, his elbow on Donaghy with Cork six points to the good arguably the turning point in the match. Sexton, who was introduced as a second-half substitute for Donncha O'Connor in Killarney, will fill the berth at left half back.

Cork (v Kerry): A Quirke; M Prout, G Canty, K O'Connor; M Shields, G Spillane, E Sexton; N Murphy, D Kavanagh; S O'Brien, P O'Neill, K McMahon; J Masters, F Goold, D O'Connor.