Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Bill Sweeney has thrown his backing behind England head coach Steve Borthwick 12 months out from the Rugby World Cup.
England have won three of eight Test matches this year, with just one win in the Six Nations, which piled pressure on Borthwick and his players.
They were well-beaten by South Africa before victories over Fiji and Argentina in the Nations Championship's summer fixtures.
Sweeney has said Borthwick has the backing of the RFU regardless of their results this autumn.
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"We're committed to Steve, we've extended his contract to the middle of 2028. We believe in what he's doing," Sweeney said.
"We had a difficult Six Nations this year, we accept that, but we just want to see continued progress and we're backing him to get that done.
"We were clearly very disappointed about the Six Nations this year. Nobody wanted to see that performance. It did highlight some areas that required action that happened, were followed up on, and we're confident that that's had an effect."
This year's Six Nations, which included a first-ever defeat to Italy, was England's worst finish in terms of results. They were also comfortably beaten at home by Ireland.
However, Sweeney is optimistic about the side's progress and believes continuity and certainty will help Borthwick and his coaching staff.
"We just felt that going into a World Cup is a tough enough challenge anyway," he said. "We wanted our coaching team just to be focused on the World Cup, not be thinking: 'Oh, I don't have a role lined up.' It was to take away any distraction around that.
"That was the sole intention. It was the same process with the women's team. You see this in other areas where you've got a major event run on a cyclical basis. It is exactly the same in the Olympic world. We wanted to take away any uncertainty or disruption."
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"We've all seen Amy on TV, running a lot quicker than anyone will be this weekend," assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth said.
"She's been having dinner with a few of the boys now, so it'll be interesting to see what she took from it and what our lads enjoyed about it."