Whoever takes over as England manager needs to take account of the reduced thinking time available in international rugby, Eddie Butler writes in The Observer.
"[Rob] Andrew's five pillars of wisdom: he is far too bright and astute to allow anything to fall on him, but perhaps he will have to let go of one of them. Having washed his hands of any responsibility for the goings-on – bit of sex, bit of scandal, usual stuff – on the 2008 England tour to New Zealand, he is now scrubbing them to rid himself of any fallout from the World Cup of 2011. He was only the manager in 2008 and only the boss in 2011. Accountability and Andrew share little but a first letter.
"Perhaps he should concentrate on the four things of his five that he does with brio and leave England to others. Such a withdrawal would perhaps persuade Nick Mallett to have a change of heart and throw his cap into the ring. He has worked in South Africa and Italy and knows more about volatile environments than most.
"Is experience at international level important? The names of Sir Clive Woodward, Eddie Jones and Jake White are dropped as naturally as leaves fall in autumn but the next England coach perhaps needs to be driven as much by hunger as knowledge."
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