With England's dismal international record since winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup and the mass cleanout of the English coaching staff (except head Coach Andy Robinson), who will save England's World Cup chances?

Sir Clive Woodward's name has been mentioned many times, and it seems he could be keen to come and ride to the rescue. But don't be too sure that the World Cup winning ex-England coach and author of "Winning" is the knight in shining armour for England. Because if Woodward's coaching in the 2005 Lions Tour is anything to go by, he might not be that good a rugby coach to dig England out of it’s current hole.

After Woodward pronounced the 2005 Lions Tour the most organised ever, he then led them to their biggest thrashing ever in the international arena. It highlighted his lack of selection and insight into making the right changes tactically to be more competitive on the field.

Unfortunately, Woodward was missing the leadership of players like Martin Johnson, who had retired, and Lawrence Dallaglio, seriously injured in the first game for the Lions.

If Woodward's selections were more on what he saw than what he knew, he might have seen that the other nations offered some very good leaders and players with more desire to play for the Lions, than the heavily English bred squad he chose. But with his biased selections and the historic dislike between the Scots, English, Welsh and Irish, it was always going to be hard to form a cohesive unit from these four nations.

Let's not forget that the piece of silverware that has made Woodward this "legendary" rugby coach, the World Cup, was won with an England team built on good selections over a long period of time. For example, most of the English forward pack had played over 50 tests and their most capped forward, prop Jason Leonard, played his first world cup back in 1991.

They also had Jonny Wilkinson -- the best first five in the game at the time and the main player that the team was built around. His ability to slot kicks, whether penalties or drop goals, under pressure was unmatched at the time. The heart and the leadership of the old heads in the forwards was what made that England team great, not Woodward coaching them.

The proposed hiring of Woodward won't help England win the World Cup. Neither will the firing of the support staff the year before the World Cup. The dismal showing of England in the Six Nations, being beaten by Scotland, France and Ireland showed that the players in the England squad weren’t up to the task. A combination of lack of skill and lack of heart was evident.

So no matter how good a coach is, unless the players have the internal motivation or heart to give it their all to win, you won't win anything.