Former England captain Lewis Moody says he does not think England will win the World Cup this year . Moody , who won 71 caps over a 10-year career , believes Stuart Lancaster 's team are 'not quite where they need to be ' to lift the William Webb Ellis cup on October 31 . The former Leicester and Bath flanker , speaking at an awards ceremony for the Prince 's Trust in London , told the Press Association : ' I do n't think England are in the right place at the moment to win the World Cup . Former England captain Lewis Moody does not think England are in a position to win the World Cup . Moody knows what it takes to win the tournament having lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in 2003 . 'If they can get through the pool stages they 'll have a great , fighting chance . Being at home for every match makes a massive difference and if you get into a semi-final anything could happen - but I think at the minute they are probably not quite where they need to be to win the World Cup . 'They can certainly be there to push the others , and if they get into the semi-final then there is every chance they could make the final . ' Moody , who can not see beyond New Zealand as tournament winners , believes Lancaster may be hoping his squad will peak for 2019 . He continued : 'He 's been building a team , there are a lot of young new changes coming , so I think he 'll be focusing on the next World Cup , especially as he 's had that nice new contract extension . ' However , he believes England can still win the Six Nations . Lancaster oversee training as his side prepare to face Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday . How England and Scotland will line up for Saturday 's Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham . Moody said : 'It is disappointing that England have ended up in this position . They had a good chance to come away with a Grand Slam but they have got to focus on Scotland now . 'It should be a reasonably comfortable result against Scotland , and then go on and beat France . They can still win it , but it will be a big ask now - we are reliant on other teams . ' Moody added : ' I am a huge fan of Stuart Lancaster . ' I think he 's done terribly well and I think all that now Stuart is lacking is that win , that result that really says , 'Look , what I 've been doing over the last four years has been about this , achieving this ' , and if we can take something out of the Six Nations , which will be tough now , then he 'll have that . ' One bonus is that the Six Nations may well have ironed out England 's conundrum at fly-half and in the centres , Moody suggested , with George Ford and Jonathan Joseph cementing their places . He said : 'For me it is quite simple . I think Ford has stepped up and done a fantastic job . I 'd keep him there , and he would be my man for the World Cup . It will be interesting to see where Owen ( Farrell ) slots in when he comes back . Moody thinks George Ford has stepped up as England centre and should keep his place for the World Cup . Ford offloads a pass during training as England prepare for Saturday 's Six Nations match against Scotland . 'Joseph has stepped in and filled a void I think we 've been nursing since Will Greenwood was playing , and that 's some time ago now . 'And when Manu Tuilagi comes back I 'd like to see Joseph and Tuilagi playing in the centres together and how they can work that . I think ( Luther ) Burrell has been all right but I think Joseph and Tuilagi are probably the future . ' Moody was adamant Ford 's rise had not consigned Farrell 's days as England 's starting number 10 to history . 'They are certainly not over , ' he said . 'The fact George has come in and done so well , George Ford has had a fantastic start to his international career . 'Owen is a young man in his own right . Those two vied for the under 20s spots , they were centre and fly-half together when they played England under 20s together , so they know each other well . 'Owen is a great temperament and he 'll work hard to make sure he is pushing George all the way for that 10 shirt . '
The 2015 the Calcutta Cup starts in September and will be held in England . Lewis Moody does not believe hosts are in a position to win tournament . Former captain Moody does believe England can win the Six Nations . England play Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday for Rugby World Cup . Moody backs England to secure a comfortable victory against the Scots .