By Adrian Warner
LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - England centre Phil de Glanville said on Friday he believed he had lost the captaincy of England under new coach Clive Woodward and was not even sure of a place in the team.
As England prepare for one of their toughest months for years when they play four tests against New Zealand, South Africa and Australia, De Glanville said he thought flanker Lawrence Dallaglio would be given the job.
``The way I think Clive Woodward is approaching the captaincy is that he is picking the team for the game first and then thinking about the captaincy afterwards,'' De Glanville said in an interview with BBC radio.
``There are so many players pushing for positions...I am not sure at this stage whether I will be in the team.''
Asked if he would pick himself as captain if he were Woodward, the centre replied surprisingly: ``I am not really sure. At present I would pick Lawrence Dallaglio. He has the respect of all the players and leads from the front.
``My money is on Lawrence. It is very difficult to say that but you have to be realistic.''
De Glanville's place as captain has been in serious doubt after he failed to win a place on the British Lions' successful tour of South Africa earlier this year.
The Lions were captained to a historic series victory by England team mate Martin Johnson while Dallaglio played a key role on the tour.
After the August resignation of Jack Rowell, who appointed De Glanville, and the appointment of former Leicester and England centre Woodward, speculation has been rife over De Glanville's future in the setup.
The Bath centre suggested Woodward might change the way the captaincy is organised in the build-up to the next World Cup in 1999.
De Glanville believes Woodward will not appoint a long-term captain as was the case under Rowell with former captain Will Carling.
``If you go to a World Cup you have got to have more than one person who can captain the team in case the captain gets injured,'' he said.
``He is not going to chop and change with each game. But it may be that he appoints one captain for the four internationals before Christmas and then possibly one captain for the Five Nations (next year) and one for the tour to New Zealand.''
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