Wayne Smith to make 'major consideration' over whether he will take on role with England head coach Stuart Lancaster It didn't appear to be a 'track-suited' role. I couldn't imagine a foreigner coming in and running the All Blacks. I'm of the belief that it's right that an Englishman does that for the English team. I'm pretty used to being the head man. I'm always comfortable in that role. Smith said he would have no difficulty working with Lancaster, who took charge of England after the resignation of Martin Johnson. "He's very humble and he knows what needs to be done over there because it's not just about coaching the players as we've found out here with the All Blacks," Smith said. It's aligning all your provincial coaches and club coaches because they're the people coaching your players. Getting them onside and getting the buy-in to the national team being strong and vibrant and challenging the best in the world is pretty important. That will be his major role. He wants some on-field coaches, he will be in charge of strategy and alignment, and the campaign overall. Smith said he had at least three issues to consider in deciding whether to accept and England role. There was the impact on his family and his obligation to the Waikato Chiefs. "The third one is having put the last eight years of my life into coaching the All Blacks and trying to win the World Cup, I'm going to have to search inside myself to see whether I could coach a team against them," Smith said. It's not just going to any team, it's going to a team that over time will potentially challenge the All Blacks, so I've got to be clear in my mind that I could be a part of that. Meanwhile, Mike Catt is set to be confirmed as England's interim backs coach for tour of South Africa following what is understood to have been a positive meeting with Stuart Lancaster. Catt met with the England head coach on Tuesday night to discuss the possibility of the 2003 World Cup winner coming on board for England's three-Test tour of South Africa in June. Confirmation of the 40 year-old's appointment is expected within the next week following Andy Farrell's decision to turn down the offer of a full-time role within Lancaster's coaching team.