England full-back Mike Brown has insisted that there is no need for the team to consider a full rebuild despite their disappointing performance at this year's Rugby World Cup.
The hosts failed to make it out of the group stages for the first time in their history, having fallen to defeats at the hands of Wales and Australia at Twickenham.
However, despite suffering the ignominy of becoming the first host nation and former winners to fail to reach the knockout rounds, Brown still sees a bright future for the squad.
"In terms of the group of players we don't need to rebuild. If you look at that squad, you keep the majority of that together – obviously there will be people who play well and put their hands up that can force their way in – but you could end up with a squad with the same cap number of the New Zealand team that has just gone," he told The Telegraph.
"There are some quality young players coming through, [Anthony] Watson, [Jack] Nowell, [Henry] Slade, [George] Ford and Faz (Owen Farrell) and there are other players who did not get picked who can push their way in as well.
"So if you keep the majority of those players together and you don't need to rebuild in that sense but I think in terms of trust, given everything that has happened after the World Cup, that definitely needs rebuilding in my eyes."
Brown also revealed that he had lost trust in his England teammates following stories that were allegedly leaked in the aftermath of their World Cup exit.
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