Johnny Sexton still learning as he confirms contract talks to resume after Six Nations

Ireland will open their 2020 championship campaign at home to title-holders Wales this Saturday as second-favorites with the bookmakers behind France

Johnny Sexton: 'Lots of learning' since being made captain. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Johnny Sexton has guarded against Irish over-expectation heading into this season’s Six Nations by insisting his team still have plenty of room for improvement.

The captain and fly-half has led a resurgence in form over the last 11 months as the Ireland team has finally clicked into an attractive, effective, and successful style of play after an at-times difficult transition to the gameplan head coach Andy Farrell envisaged for them when he succeeded Joe Schmidt after the 2019 World Cup.