The Stormers are adamant Eddie Jones will remain in Cape Town despite some bookmakers suspending betting on the ex-Japan coach succeeding Stuart Lancaster at England.

Jones is now the clear favourite with the bookmakers to replace Lancaster despite having just started his new role with the Stormers. When he was unveiled as the Super Rugby franchise's new boss last Thursday, Jones said his future is with the Stormers amid reported interest from England. That interest has since intensified with the bookies' suspending betting on him replacing Lancaster but the Stormers say there has been no change to his position with the franchise.

"Eddie's position has not changed since his unveiling last week at our media conference," a Stormers spokesperson told Press Association Sport. "Eddie said then that there has been 'no contact and I'm committed to the Stormers'."

Despite their message Jones will steer the Stormers into the 2016 campaign, he has now replaced Jake White as the new favourite to take charge of England. But if Jones gets the top job, he is likely to want to re-work the current system in English rugby. Talking to ESPN when he was unveiled as the Stormers' new coach last week, he said: "How can you manage your players when they are controlled by other organisations?

"In my opinion, that is the single greatest task ahead of whoever is going to be appointed as the next England coach. Wales, Ireland and Scotland - unlike England, Italy and France - all have centralised contracting systems.

"The union controls the players. As a consequence, they produced competitive teams and vibrant performances at the recent World Cup."

And Jones, in an interview with the Guardian, was also critical of the way England and Bath handled the case of Sam Burgess. "They definitely weren't focused enough on how to improve Burgess as a player," Jones said. "You had Bath playing him at 12 and then at No. 6 and England wanting to play him at inside centre.

"You have a guy who comes from rugby league and you ask him to play in two completely different positions - how silly is that?"