 Smith resigned as England coach following the Four Nations , with Steve McNamara announced as the team 's new head coach . Tomkins kept his place in the England team when they played France in a mid @-@ season friendly , and he responded by scoring four tries on England 's way to a 60 – 6 win , a record @-@ equalling tally for an England player in a single match . Tomkins appeared in all three of England 's matches at the 2010 Four Nations , firstly in a defeat by New Zealand where a Kevin Brown try scored from a Tomkins kick was disallowed by the video referee due to Tomkins pushing Greg Eastwood in the process . Another comprehensive defeat by Australia ended England 's hopes of reaching the final , in a match where Tomkins made his first international switch from the halves to fullback . He stayed in this position for England 's final match against Papua New Guinea , a 36 – 10 victory in which Tony Clubb equalled Tomkins ' four @-@ try record . 
