Shaun Wane delivers passionate seven-word response on England future as captain backs coach

England were beaten 3-0 by Australia in an Ashes series on home soil, with Wane’s side having lost 26-6 at Wembley, 14-4 at Hill Dickinson Stadium and 30-8 at AMT Headingley.

Wane is contracted for next year’s World Cup, but the nature of the series whitewash over the last month has led to some questioning whether he should continue next year.

However, the England coach has hit back at suggestions he may step aside, having delivered a passionate response in his post-match press conference at Headingley.

When asked if he believed he was the right man to take charge in the World Cup, Wane said: “I don’t believe – I know I am.

“The only people I want (backing me) are the players and the staff, and I know I’ve got that.”

Wane admitted he will hold talks with the RFL will be planned for the coming weeks as the series is debriefed, but there is no suggestion that a change of coach is in the works.

"They’re not planned yet, but they will be planned,” said Wane. “We’ll do a report on the series and what my thoughts were, and sit down with people at the RFL. They want to make it better, they don’t like us losing, and we don’t – we’re all going in the same direction – so we must be better for the World Cup next year.

"I need to have a conversation in the next few weeks in the direction we’re going in, and I’ll make recommendations on what we do to make sure we give ourselves a chance of having these players prepared for a World Cup next year, and we’ll take it from there.”

Meanwhile, Williams was fully supportive of Wane leading England into next year’s World Cup.

“100 per cent,” said Williams. “No doubt at all, we all believe in him.

"As disappointing as this series has been, what we’ve built has been really good, and in Shaun, he is definitely the right man.”

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