MARTIN JOHNSON took charge of England with a chilling warning for his players about their conduct following the scandal-ridden tour to New Zealand.

With the same iron fist he used as a player, the 2003 World Cup-winning England captain declared there would be no repeat of the shameful episodes - including allegations of rape - that marred last month's series against the All Blacks. Not on his watch. "In the light of what happened in New Zealand, those issues are top of the agenda," said Johnson, whose 32-man squad will assemble for a five-day training camp at Twickenham on August 10.

"They'll be under no illusions as to where their responsibilities lie. We can't have those types of serious allegations being made for our players, our team, our sport.

"It's not what we're about. An England team has not had it before. And it shouldn't have it again. If players haven't learnt lessons from the New Zealand tour, they never will."

England's commander-in-chief has made a seamless transition. "The priority is to win games of rugby," he said. "You're judged by results on the field. We have to get back to winning games against the likes of New Zealand. We need to become a better rugby team. There will be no hiding place come the autumn."

Johnson stressed he had made his selections based purely on merit, though he did confirm if any disciplinary action were to result from the ongoing Rugby Football Union inquiry into claims of sexual misconduct against four members of the touring party, those players could be dropped from the squad.

The RFU's disciplinary officer, Jeff Blackett, is expected to reveal his findings within the next few days.

Johnson has already got to work on beefing up the code of conduct that is part of the 60-page contractual document issued to the 64 players named in the senior and England Saxons squads.

In total, 13 players from the All Blacks tour have been dropped and Johnson showed no sentiment in his decisions to axe former teammates Ben Kay, Mike Tindall and Joe Worsley. "This is a new era for English rugby," Johnson said.

England play a Pacific Islands team, Australia and New Zealand in November.