Ex-England attack coach Brian Smith has defended the job he did for the country after being criticised in the leaked World Cup reports.

Smith resigned from his post following the poor performances in New Zealand but insists that he did his job to the best of his ability.

"People who don't get what they think they should out of a situation ... they've always taken pot-shots and they always will, but yes, I was pretty angry about the way things were presented," Smith told The Independent

"It's an easy thing to say, that there was this Leicester mafia in charge of England (Johnson, scrum coach Graham Rowntree and forwards coach John Wells) and that I clashed with them. Things didn't happen the way some people make out. As far as I was concerned those debates were healthy. I have no issues on that score.

"Did I coach well enough? Did I contribute to the best of my ability? Looking back, I think I did pretty well. Last year, only two international sides scored more tries than England - New Zealand and Australia - and we won 10 of our 13 games. I simply don't accept this idea that we produced a stagnant side."

Smith was appointed as England's attack coach in 2008.