▁the ▁match ▁for ▁a ▁strong ▁display ▁against ▁Wales ▁at ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Stadium . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁key ▁component ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁tries ▁scored ▁against ▁Italy , ▁developing ▁a ▁key ▁relationship ▁with ▁wing ▁Chris ▁As ht on . ▁ ▁Despite ▁Flo od ' s ▁good ▁form ▁for ▁England ▁during ▁their ▁championship ▁winning ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁six ▁nations ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁dropped ▁for ▁Jon ny ▁Wil kin son ▁by ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁did ▁however ▁start ▁the ▁Qu arter ▁Final ▁defeat ▁to ▁France ▁at ▁no . 1 2 . ▁ ▁Flo od ▁was ▁a ▁hot ▁favour ite ▁for ▁the ▁England ▁captain cy ▁when ▁Stuart ▁Lanc aster ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁Martin ▁Johnson ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁world ▁cup . ▁However ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁available ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁six ▁nations ▁and ▁O wen ▁Far rell ▁seized ▁his ▁chance ▁at ▁fly ▁half . ▁Although ▁Flo od ▁did ▁reg ain ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 0 ▁sh irt ▁on ▁the ▁tour ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁international s ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁A ▁combination ▁of ▁inj uries ▁and ▁Lanc aster ' s ▁preference ▁for ▁O wen ▁Far rell ' s ▁p rag m atic ▁approach - ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Far rell ' s ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁England ' s ▁shock ▁win ▁over ▁New ▁Zealand - ▁limited ▁his ▁game ▁time ▁after ▁this . ▁ ▁Flo od ' s ▁final ▁start ▁for ▁England