Flood defences will be an excellent test of what this might actually mean in practice.

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On Tuesday, a new multimillion-pound Left Bank flood scheme was put to the test, helping to save thousands of homes along the Trent from flooding.

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Meanwhile, Gloucester's Olly Barkley has been promoted above both Danny Cipriani and Shane Geraghty to be placed on standby to join the Test squad in case Flood fails to recover.

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It is led by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and brings together 10 government departments, 34 local resilience forums, emergency responders, water companies, hospitals and schools to test responses to a range of mock flood situations over four days from Monday.

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At least 250 families have contacted the law firm which took Tuesday's test case while organisations such as the Citizens Advice Bureaux have received a flood of inquiries for help in cities including Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester.

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Flood played at fly-half in England's last match, the defeat by New Zealand in the second Test in Christchurch in June.

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