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Robbie Brady and James McClean will man the wings as Irish manager Giovanni Trapattoni looks to experiment with a new look side to face the Polish. According to Dublin native Brady there are no such thing as a friendly game with every result key.
Sunderland defender John O’Shea will captain the side which sees Conor Sammon making his senior debut alongside Shane Long.
The full starting IX is a follows: Forde, McShane, O’Shea. Clark, Cunningham, Brady, McCarthy, Whelan, Long, Sammon.
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