Batting order

Each batter at their most frequent position this season

PosBatterPositions batted (innings)InnsRunsSR
1Andrew StraussMoved around1 (10), 2 (6), 4 (2), 3 (1)1958576.7
1Marcus Trescothick1 (9)941287.5
2Matt Prior2 (3), 3 (1), 6 (1)59762.2
2Ed Joyce2 (3)33162.0
2Alastair Cook2 (2)28087.0
3Ian Bell3 (10), 2 (5), 5 (1)1665470.4
3Owais Shah3 (2), 4 (1)31157.9
4Kevin Pietersen4 (12), 5 (2), 3 (1)1553587.7
4Michael YardyMoved around4 (1), 5 (1), 6 (1), 7 (1)43038.5
5Paul CollingwoodMoved around5 (9), 6 (5), 4 (2)1648476.1
5Andrew FlintoffMoved around5 (3), 3 (2), 4 (1)69069.2
5Vikram SolankiMoved around5 (2), 3 (1), 7 (1)47187.7
6Jamie Dalrymple6 (10), 7 (3)1335674.8
7Geraint Jones7 (8), 6 (1), 8 (1)1020193.5
7Rikki Clarke7 (3)34572.6
8Chris Read8 (7)76182.4
8Ian Blackwell8 (3), 3 (1), 7 (1)55381.5
8Tim Bresnan8 (4)451110.9
8Alex Loudon8 (1)10—
8Glen Chapple8 (1)114200.0
9Liam Plunkett9 (7), 10 (2), 7 (1), 8 (1)1110686.2
9Sajid Mahmood9 (8), 10 (2)108287.2
9Darren Gough9 (1), 10 (1)219105.6
10Kabir Ali10 (3), 9 (1)4216.7
10Jon Lewis10 (2)29150.0
11James Anderson11 (5)53278.0
11Steve Harmison11 (3), 10 (2)51254.5
11Stuart Broad11 (3)3960.0

Quick answers

Who opened the batting for England in ODI 2006?

England most often opened with Andrew Strauss and Marcus Trescothick in ODI 2006, with Ian Bell at No. 3.

Who batted as England's finisher?

Paul Collingwood batted most often at No. 5 (16 innings, 484 runs).

How settled was the England top order?

Andrew Strauss batted at No. 1 in 53% of their innings; Marcus Trescothick batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings.