AUTUMN INTERNATIONAL: IRELAND v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Croke Park, Dublin Date: Sunday, 15 November Kick-off: 1500 GMT Coverage: Live coverage on BBC Two, live commentary on BBC Radio Ulster MW and the BBC Sport website
 Jerry Flannery remains an injury doubt for Ireland
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Ireland will wait for an injury update on hooker Jerry Flannery before finalising their line-up for Sunday's match against Australia at Croke Park.
Flannery, an automatic pick if fit, is nursing a calf injury and coach Declan Kidney will make a final check on him on Wednesday before naming his team.
John Fogarty or Sean Cronin will deputise if Flannery fails to make it.
Cian Healy will come in as Marcus Horan has been ruled out after undergoing an unspecified medical procedure.
Prop Horan has been ruled out until the new year.
Horan's Munster team-mate John Hayes completed his five-week ban for stamping on Saturday and will go straight into the front row despite his recent lack of match time.
Ireland begin their autumn campaign with a clash against the Wallabies, followed by the visit of Fiji to Croke Park six days later and then world champions South Africa on 28 November.
The only area of selection debate would appear to be at inside centre where Gordon D'Arcy and Paddy Wallace contest the number 12 shirt.
D'Arcy seems likely to get the nod, leaving Ireland with just one change to the side that defeated Wales 17-15 in March to clinch the Grand Slam - should Flannery get the green light.
Ireland have beaten Australia just twice in their last seven meetings, dating back to 2002, and only eight times out of 27 in total.
The Wallabies arrive in Dublin buoyed by their 18-9 victory over England at Twickenham last Saturday but coach Robbie Deans is mindful of Ireland's achievements this year.
"I don't know if the challenge of facing Ireland will be that different to England," he said.
"The first 20 minutes will be full on as they'll come out very passionate in front of a capacity crowd.
"We'll have to weather that and get going ourselves.
"You don't get to be Grand Slam champions lightly and they'll have a lot of belief because of what they did in the Six Nations.
"If you combine that with playing at Croke Park, they'll take some containing."
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