Tait will be back in domestic action for Sale's crucial Guinness Premiership showdown with fellow play-off contenders Bath (7.45pm) after a fruitful Six Nations campaign with England.
Although the 23-year-old didn't start an international, he hugely impressed on each occasion he came off the bench and capped off his campaign by scoring a fine try in last weekend's triumph over Scotland.
Tait arrived at Sale from Newcastle last summer looking to cement his reputation as one of the English game's brightest talents but instead saw the first half of his season bedevilled by a frustrating back injury.
However, since Christmas a fit-again Tait has slowly begun to blossom both for club and country and, after four straight league defeats, Sale will be hoping their outside centre can help inspire a spring offensive.
"I agree that there is a lot more to come. It has taken a while to settle in but I feel that I am now going in the right direction," he said.
"I played the first five or six games then started picking up the hamstring problems but the past couple of months has been much better both here at Sale and when I've managed to get on the pitch with England.
"It also helped that during the Six Nations rest weeks I was able to get some game time with Sale. It has been a bit frustrating to only get temporary run-outs so it has been good to come back to the club environment and get full games and it has helped me get my match fitness and sharpness back."
Legend
Long-term, meanwhile, Tait admits he is eagerly looking forward to working with new Sale head coach Jason Robinson.
Though the World Cup winner and cross-code legend doesn't officially start his new post until the summer, Robbo is already regularly helping out at Carrington and on match days.
And he has already made clear just how much he is looking forward to working with the former Newcastle Falcons flyer.
'Without wishing to blow my own trumpet, not many got round me and yet Mathew did it a couple of times. Not many catch him on the outside arc, me included," said Robinson.
"He is a player who needs a lot of hands-on help and one of my great challenges is to get the very best out of him by getting a very confident Mathew playing in the right position which to my mind is at outside-centre."
In turn, Tait admitted he was hugely excited at the prospect of working with one of rugby's true greats.
"Jason was one of a kind and if he is going to help me out I don't think there is anyone better to do that," added Tait.
"It's nice that he has singled me out and his comments about me were very nice. However, I don't know about getting the better of him - I think he did me a couple of times!
"But it is great to have him here and I know everyone is really looking forward to working with him."
Having being frustrated so far in his efforts to take up flying lessons, Tait has instead turned his attention to the great outdoors.
"I've started growing a few veggies in the garden and since then the rumour has gone round that I've taken out an allotment and have started wearing a flat cap!" Tait revealed.
"Flying lessons are still on hold, largely due to the weather, so in the meantime I've been going home and tending to the veggies!"
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