Shambles, disarray, bedlam or chaos. Whatever you call it, English international rugby is one big mess at the moment. Less than 12 months out from the next Rugby World Cup and their title defence looks to be in tatters.

Sir Clive Woodward, the man who steered them to glory in Australia in 2003 - with the help of Jonny Wilkinson's imperious boot -  has just come out and said that winning the World Cup was the worst thing that ever happened to the England team. So do they even want to bother to try to win the next one?

The enforced resignation of  Woodward's successor Andy Robinson will hopefully be a step in the right direction for them. With the team just about at rock bottom after eight defeats in nine games, you would hope so. A change was in fact long overdue. Robinson's record since taking over from Woodward had been anything but impressive - just nine victories in the 22 matches he was in charge.

Robinson made a lot of mistakes, such as trying to poach too many players from rugby league and poor man-management. His substitutions of captain Martin Corry and Charlie Hodgson were highly unpopular moves with the players as was his confusing team selections.

The man in charge with finding a successor to Robinson is former England fly-half Rob Andrew, the RFU's director of elite rugby. And man, does he have his hands full as he absorbs the pressure to find someone who can turn England's fortunes around.

World rugby needs English rugby to be strong and not the laughing stock it currently is.

Primarily their problem was that, under Robinson, they didn't know the style of rugby they wanted to play. They thought everything that happened in 2003 would continue naturally, ignoring the fact that that team was laden with incredibly-talented individuals who have since retired or are injured.

One good thing for England is that the pressure is off - which will give them more space to rebuild. My opinion as an Australian is that they should take the opportunity to inject some youth into the team - and blood some youngsters with an eye for the future.

What do you think are the answers to England's problems? Who should their next coach be? Were they right to sack Andy Robinson? Leave your comments here...