England batting order and playing 11, ODI 2008
England most often opened with Ian Bell and Alastair Cook in ODI 2008.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Bell | 1 (11), 3 (5), 2 (2) | 18 | 517 | 75.1 |
| 1 | Alastair Cook | 1 (5), 2 (2) | 7 | 219 | 66.4 |
| 2 | Luke WrightMoved around | 2 (4), 6 (2), 7 (2), 8 (1) | 9 | 179 | 92.7 |
| 2 | Matt Prior | 2 (6), 8 (1) | 7 | 167 | 77.7 |
| 2 | Phil Mustard | 2 (5) | 5 | 144 | 90.6 |
| 4 | Kevin Pietersen | 4 (11), 3 (7) | 18 | 658 | 85.1 |
| 4 | Ravi BoparaMoved around | 4 (5), 1 (3), 7 (2), 8 (2) | 12 | 297 | 70.9 |
| 5 | Paul Collingwood | 5 (9), 6 (4), 4 (2) | 15 | 398 | 89.0 |
| 5 | Andrew Flintoff | 5 (8) | 8 | 301 | 109.1 |
| 6 | Owais Shah | 6 (11), 3 (6), 5 (1) | 18 | 586 | 90.3 |
| 7 | Samit Patel | 7 (5) | 5 | 116 | 93.5 |
| 7 | Tim Ambrose | 7 (4), 8 (1) | 5 | 10 | 29.4 |
| 7 | Dimitri Mascarenhas | 7 (1), 8 (1) | 2 | 52 | 208.0 |
| 8 | Graeme Swann | 8 (6), 9 (2) | 8 | 63 | 61.8 |
| 9 | Stuart Broad | 9 (8), 10 (3) | 11 | 128 | 74.0 |
| 10 | Ryan Sidebottom | 10 (4) | 4 | 24 | 42.9 |
| 10 | Steve Harmison | 10 (2) | 2 | 6 | 85.7 |
| 10 | Chris Tremlett | 10 (1) | 1 | 3 | 20.0 |
| 11 | James Anderson | 11 (8) | 8 | 20 | 40.8 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for England in ODI 2008?
England most often opened with Ian Bell and Alastair Cook in ODI 2008.
Who batted as England's finisher?
Owais Shah batted most often at No. 6 (18 innings, 586 runs).
How settled was the England top order?
Ian Bell batted at No. 1 in 61% of their innings; Alastair Cook batted at No. 1 in 71% of their innings.