Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton is expected to be fit to face England in their Guinness Six Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium.

The 33-year-old has been recovering from a knee tendon problem, but trained for Ireland on Tuesday.

Head coach Joe Schmidt said: “He will train fully on Thursday, and we will then ramp up his training.

“Our expectation is that he will get through it without any problems. Johnny is confident and the medical staff are confident.”