Steve McNamara should remain England coach, says Matty Smith

Matty Smith wants Steve McNamara to stay on as England coach following the 2-1 series victory over New Zealand.

McNamara's contract expired after Saturday's 20-14 win over the Kiwis in the third and deciding Test in Wigan and, although he remains committed to Sydney Roosters for the next two years, he refused to clarify his future with England.

"We will sit down, assess it and look at it," said McNamara, who has been in charge since 2010, the last two years in a part-time capacity.

"These are the sort of things you deal with post-tournament, there is a process and I'm in no rush."

A Rugby Football League spokesman confirmed McNamara's position would be considered as part of a wide-ranging tournament review which was due to be held regardless of the outcome of the series but scrum-half Smith was quick to offer his support to the former Bradford boss.

"I'd like to see him stay on," Smith said. "I think he's done a fantastic job.

"I think he's been building something good over these last few years. I don't see a reason why we need to change the coach now when we had good World Cup - we just fell short, it could have gone either way - and the Four Nations last year was the same.

"He's got a young squad and he's picked form players. We're building nicely. Everyone wants to play for him and we've won something this year. Why change it?"

Smith, left out by McNamara for the opening autumn international against France and the first two Tests against the Kiwis, justified his recall by producing a man-of-the-match performance with a faultless kicking game in wet and windy conditions on his home ground at the DW Stadium.

"I finally got my chance and it was great to play, especially being at the DW," said Smith, who had not played since Wigan's Grand-Final defeat by Leeds five weeks ago.

"It was good it was a bit wet. If it had been dry and the sun had been out, I think I'd have been struggling a little bit. It slowed the game down and it probably helped me a lot that we could kick long. It works out good for me when it's like that.

"I just wanted to be part of something special. We've not won anything for the last eight years and I think it was important for us to win and get our silverware, especially leading into a massive tournament next year and then the World Cup.

"We've come so close these last couple of years, it was important for us to get over the line. We have something to build on."