If Caelan Doris is indeed named as the new Ireland captain by Andy Farrell this week, the Leinster man certainly hasn't been given the news yet. Either that or he has a mighty poker face.
With two days to go until the Six Nations squad announcement, there's no general consensus as to who would be the obvious new captain to replace Johnny Sexton. That's not a bad thing.
While there's no obvious candidates, it's largely because he has several legitimate candidates. Peter O'Mahony, Iain Henderson, James Ryan and Tadhg Furlong have all filled in on occasion during Farrell's tenure, while Conor Murray has done so for the British and Irish Lions.
Garry Ringrose has been a regular skipper for Leinster in the last 18 months and is currently sharing the role with Ryan, and both of those two look to be in the frame for the national honour this week.
Everyone loves a wildcard pick, and many pundits have thrown their weight behind Doris in recent weeks.
While the number 8 has never captained Ireland at senior level, there's a compelling case for him to lead the team. As a former Ireland under-20 captain, the Mayo native is perfectly comfortable in a leadership role. At 25, he's likely to be part of the furniture in the Irish squad for two more World Cup cycles, and with Doris playing in each of Ireland's last 29 games dating back to 2021, his place in the side is undisputed.
The central contract he signed in December reaffirms how the IRFU value him.
If he is to be named the next Ireland captain, he isn't canvassing for the role.
"It would obviously be a massive honour but to be honest I think there's quite a few ahead of me in the pecking order," he said.
"Myself and Hugo [Keenan] have been in the leadership for the last couple of years and it’s been a good learning curve and I’m eager to continue to add more and develop my leadership more but there’s guys there ahead of me I think would do a great job."
His first taste of captaincy in the professional game came earlier this month when he took on the role at the last minute ahead of Leinster's New Year's Day meeting with Ulster.
James Ryan had been due to skipper the side before he was a late withdrawal from the eventual 22-21 defeat.
"It was an honour for me, definitely, it had been quite a few years since I was [captain].
"I also got a sense of appreciation for the work that those lads do because there are quite a few extra responsibilities on you over the captain's run day and the day of the game, just little things that you mightn't think of.
"I enjoyed it, it was disappointing, the result, but it was a pretty cool thing to do.
"You're dealing with the ref obviously a little bit during the game, communication in huddles, making sure everyone is on top of little bits, you are less focused on your game, you’re kind of taking a wider perspective.
"I probably struggled a little bit. I was probably initially eager to talk to Frank [Murphy, the referee] after both of their tries because I thought there was a knock-on on one and a potential ahead of kicking but I was wrong on both and I annoyed him a little bit doing that and struggled a little bit from there. A bit of a learning curve," he added.
The Ireland international put in his best performance of the season on Saturday in Leinster's 43-7 win against Stade Francais at the Aviva Stadium. Doris made 74 metres off 17 carries, scoring two tries in an all action performance.
"I was happy with how I went. I've said it to you guys before, but my attack in-game has slipped away a little bit. I haven't had as many carries as I would have liked so far this season. I got quite a few today and I was just hungry to get on the ball.
"That's traditionally been a strength of mine and that's probably the bit of the game I enjoy most, so I was happy with how it went."
