Ronan O'Gara wears the number 10 jersey against England at the Aviva on Saturday while David Wallace and Jerry Flannery make their first starts of this series and Keith Earls has been named at outside centre.
Donncha O'Callaghan and Paul O'Connell form the second row axis while Donncha Ryan, Denis Leamy and Conor Murray are named among the replacements.
Donncha O'Callaghan and Paul O'Connell form the second row axis while Donncha Ryan, Denis Leamy and Conor Murray are named among the replacements.
Ireland: G Murphy; T Bowe, K Earls, G D'Arcy, A Trimble; R O'Gara, E Reddan; C Healy, J Flannery, M Ross; D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell; S Ferris, D Wallace, J Heaslip. Replacements: R Best, T Court, D Ryan, D Leamy, C Murray, J Sexton, F McFadden.