England scrum-half Ben Youngs says that the team are well prepared for this year's Rugby World Cup because the coaching at national level has changed so much since the last tournament.
England lost to France the quarter-finals of the 2011 competition in New Zealand, but Youngs insists that they have a greater chance of success this time around because of the changes made behind the scenes.
When asked about how the coaching in the current setup differs from that of four years ago, he told reporters: "It's just worlds apart, it really is. It's very much player-led. Stuart [Lancaster] encourages people to lead, encourages people to talk. His door is always open.
"There's now a real understanding between players and coaches, of how we want to play and where we want to go as a side. It allows you to say 'I don't know if this is going to work', to run it twice in training, and the coach will say, 'Yeah, I see your point, let's tweak it'.
"You can have those conversations and relationships, it's a lot different, you wouldn't have had that before. Everyone buys into what we're about."
England begin their World Cup campaign on September 18 with an opening Pool A match against Fiji at Twickenham.
Tom Nightingale
