Batting order

Each batter at their most frequent position this season

PosBatterPositions batted (innings)InnsRunsSR
1Andrew StraussMoved around1 (6), 4 (4), 3 (3), 5 (1)1427665.7
1Ed Joyce1 (10), 4 (4)1444066.8
1Alastair Cook1 (13)1340367.1
2Michael Vaughan2 (12)1225267.9
2Matt Prior2 (9), 1 (1)1022975.3
2Mal Loye2 (7)714277.2
2Phil Mustard2 (4)47596.2
2Luke Wright2 (1), 7 (1)250122.0
3Ian Bell3 (29), 1 (3)32106472.6
4Kevin Pietersen4 (24)2488178.7
5Paul Collingwood5 (28), 6 (3)31103279.2
6Andrew Flintoff6 (18), 4 (1)1938780.0
6Owais Shah6 (7), 5 (3), 7 (1)1138984.2
7Ravi Bopara7 (11), 8 (3), 3 (1), 6 (1)1629870.8
7Jamie Dalrymple7 (8), 8 (4), 6 (1)1313166.8
7Michael Yardy7 (1)11945.2
8Paul Nixon8 (12), 7 (6)1829785.6
8Dimitri Mascarenhas8 (3), 7 (2)598116.7
8Graeme Swann8 (2)258100.0
9Stuart Broad9 (7), 8 (3), 10 (1)1112777.4
9Liam Plunkett9 (7), 8 (2)99593.1
9Jon Lewis9 (4), 10 (1)53481.0
9Chris TremlettMoved around9 (2), 10 (2)42784.4
9Sajid Mahmood9 (3)3240.0
10Monty Panesar10 (5), 11 (2)72628.6
10Ryan Sidebottom10 (3), 9 (1)418112.5
11James Anderson11 (8), 10 (2)102131.8

Quick answers

Who opened the batting for England in ODI 2007?

England most often opened with Andrew Strauss and Ed Joyce in ODI 2007, with Ian Bell at No. 3.

Who batted as England's finisher?

Paul Collingwood batted most often at No. 5 (31 innings, 1032 runs).

How settled was the England top order?

Andrew Strauss batted at No. 1 in 43% of their innings; Ed Joyce batted at No. 1 in 71% of their innings.