It will be a considerable surprise if the armband does not pass to Nick Easter, the Harlequins No8, who did the job successfully against Samoa in November.
They certainly exude the confident air of a team who have quickly shaken off last season's disappointments and, even if it is still too early to make definitive judgments, it would be a considerable surprise if their position at the top of the table turned out to be a deception.
He has taken Phil Hughes's spot in the rotation, and been a considerable surprise.
This bid was a considerable surprise to East, who had to pass.
Lincoln's arrival at Antietam was a considerable surprise to McClellan, and not a particularly welcome one.
It is a considerable surprise, and a hopeful sign for New York, to be able to report having heard better Baroque trumpet playing in local ensembles recently (special thanks to John Thiessen) than from a stellar European ensemble on this occasion.
Paul Flynn, a member of the Commons public administration and constitutional affairs committee, said Charles's access to cabinet papers was "a considerable surprise" and called for a parliamentary investigation.
And it is a considerable surprise to find out that almost all have not been picked up in the street but are actors - most of them the director's friends and acquaintances.
A young Saints' front row – Alex Waller and Kieran Brookes were the props – destroyed a Gloucester scrum containing the experienced John Afoa and Richard Hibbard to such an extent that it was a considerable surprise that it took the referee, Greg Garner, until the final minute to reach for his yellow card after yet another infringement at the set piece by the visitors.
You'll have noticed how, like Saint Thomas, I only believe my own eyes - I knew someone else like that - and you must admit it was a considerable surprise, that morning at the Royal, when you told me you were getting married just like that, out of the blue".
The Guardian reported that despite his long career, Attenborough had never visited the White House, and he said Obama's invitation was "a considerable surprise".
