Stuart Lancaster has admitted that he is proud of the work that he and his management team have done during their interim spell in charge of England.

Under Lancaster's guidance, England won four of their five Six Nations matches, finishing second in the tournament behind Wales.

Lancaster is believed to be in the running to be handed the job on a permanent basis and hopes to be given the opportunity to carry on the work that he and coaches Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell have started.

"I will be making my thoughts clear to the panel who I think the coaching team should be. I want to be able to try and explain how I feel the chemistry has worked well in its current format," Lancaster told reporters. "There is no doubt about it, the chemistry between myself, Andy and Graham has been fantastic. I couldn't have picked two better guys to have either side of me.

"We feel we made progress. I think performances have shown that. To go away to France and win, to put 30 points on Ireland at home, to win away in Scotland and Italy and to nearly get across the line against Wales, given the fact we met eight weeks ago, we must have got something right.

"On Saturday night we went back to the hotel and had a cracking night but it was tinged with real sadness because we all felt an emotional journey was coming to an end. I have never experienced that before, I have always been ready for home."

Lancaster's temporary contract is due to expire on Saturday, March 31.