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Ashton will meet Rugby Football Union elite rugby director Rob Andrew on Tuesday to discuss his future.

"I find it quite interesting this... I might have the biggest say in whether I have the job or not," he told the BBC.

"I will go away and reflect on what happens next. Whether I am staying in the job or not I've no idea."

Interview: England coach Brian Ashton

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Highlights: England 33-10 Ireland

Ashton was promoted to head coach in December 2006 and reappointed on an "indefinite" contract last December after guiding England to last year's World Cup final.

Winning one game does not mean any less pressure Brian Ashton

Andrew said last week that a change to the coaching set-up before the two-Test tour of New Zealand in June was "not something he was considering at this point".

England's 33-10 win over Ireland on Saturday saw them finish runners-up in the Six Nations to Grand Slam champions Wales, their highest placing since their own clean sweep of 2003.

But after the second-half collapse against Wales at Twickenham and the dismal defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield, speculation persists over whether Ashton is the right man to take England forward.

Former captain Lawrence Dallaglio, critical of Ashton's methods after the World Cup, believes Andrew must decide whether Ashton has the right personnel around him before making any recommendation over the head coach's future.

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Ashton himself admits he does not always share the same philosophy as forwards coach John Wells and defence specialist Mike Ford, but that he does not want a team of "yes men" around him.

"Everyone is very quick to point the finger at Brian Ashton, but if you look at what makes a successful coaching set-up, it's not one man," Dallaglio told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek.

"If you look at what has made Wales a very special team this season, it is not just Warren Gatland, it is a combination of people, a chemistry between the players and coaches and the coaches themselves.

I don't know whether Brian has actually had the opportunity to pick and choose the people he works with Lawrence Dallaglio

"I think Brian Ashton is a very good coach. What I would say is, has the chemistry between all those (England) coaches been effectively working?

"The way you run a rugby team, in my opinion, is you put a guy in charge like Warren Gatland and say, 'right, you pick your coaches and you live and die by the results you get'.

"I don't know whether Brian has actually had the opportunity to pick and choose the people he works with.

"If he has, then ultimately he accepts responsibility for what happens. If he hasn't, then it is a question that has to be asked elsewhere."

Ashton conceded that questions about his own future would not subside despite the comfortable victory over Ireland.

"Winning one game does not mean any less pressure," he added.

If we play at the level we did against Ireland and a bit better I believe we can take on the All Blacks England captain Phil Vickery

"The pressure just comes with the job. You can't hide away - the press is there every single game. But this solidifies one or two selections, and it was a nice way to finish the tournament."

Captain Phil Vickery believes the confidence gleaned from Saturday's display will serve England well on their trip to New Zealand, where they play Tests in Auckland (14 June) and Christchurch (21 June).

"We have the nucleus of what can be a highly successful England team in the future," Vickery said.

"In the two Tests against New Zealand we will take on the best in the world and we know we will have to play better.

"It's going to be bloody tough. The All Blacks have set the standard of international rugby and how it should be played.

"If we have ambitions to be one of the best teams in world rugby we have to enjoy that experience. If we play at the level we did against Ireland and a bit better I believe we can take on the All Blacks.

"We have to set high standards and get the edge back into our training and our philosophies. If you want to be part of this team the bar has to be raised."