Smith: England need Martin Johnson

England should still have Martin Johnson involved in the national team's backroom staff, according to Brian Smith.



Smith, who was England attack coach for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, is currently doing some consultancy work for the Wallabies after leaving London Irish earlier this season.

And Smith feels England are worse off without Johnson, who left his post as team manager in the wake of their infamous campaign in the 2011 global gathering.



"He was such a capable person, a good man with such integrity and high standards," Smith told The Rugby Paper.

"He could have saved himself by…