Henry Paul has questioned whether he has a future with England, following his controversial substitution against Australia on Saturday. Paul was replaced by Will Greenwood after just 26 minutes at Twickenham and admitted he was upset by the decision.
He told BBC Sport: "Now I've had time to reflect, I'm quite disappointed.
"I was doing well and thought I was a big part of that team, but getting dragged off so early just questions whether I'm part of the future of it."
Paul, though, refused to make any excuses for his errors against the Wallabies.
"I'm the type of player who doesn't let things lie," he said. "I made a few mistakes, but I put my hand up straight after the game and admitted them."
Despite his surprise at being taken off, Paul said he had not fallen out with England coach Andy Robinson over the decision.
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He said: "Robbo came up to me afterwards and had a chat and I'm glad that he did because I was feeling a bit down. But at the time he made a decision, and I have to live with it.
"A lot of the guys after the game were really good about it - they thought I shouldn't have come off, but it happened.
"Personally I would have liked the chance to make up for my mistakes and that would have made me even more determined. I was the back-up kicker and thought I had a lot to offer the team both in attack and defence.
"The game is over 80 minutes and it would have been nice to stay on and help turn it around, but it wasn't to be. It's gone now and it's out of my control."
Paul plans to keep his place in the England team and will use his form at club level to springboard him to the front of Robinson's selections.
He said: "For now I'm just going to worry about getting on with my day job at Gloucester, a job which I am very passionate about.
"I've got to show people what I can do. I've had a lot of support from a lot of people - even people who were questioning whether I could play at that level.
"I'd love to have a future at international level - playing for England is a dream come true.
"I love the game and even if I play rugby union without playing for England I'll still be proud of myself - I've really had a go."
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