Heaslip expects Drico as skipper

Jamie Heaslip is expecting Brian O’Driscoll to be named Ireland’s Six Nations captain today and says he has no complaints about Declan Kidney’s decision.

The Leinster number eight captained Ireland through the Autumn internationals in the absence of O’Driscoll, Paul O’Connell and Rory Best.

Speculation has been growing that Heaslip will be Ireland’s long-term captain, but with O’Driscoll expected to recover from an ankle injury in time for the Six Nations opener with Wales on February 2, the 29-year-old says Kidney would be justified in reverting to Ireland’s record try scorer when he names his squad today.