Batting order

Each batter at their most frequent position this season

PosBatterPositions batted (innings)InnsRunsSR
1Alastair Cook1 (13), 2 (2)1560093.2
1Andrew Strauss1 (14)1451389.4
2Craig Kieswetter2 (14), 1 (2)16489100.6
2Matt PriorMoved around2 (7), 6 (4), 7 (1)1221688.2
2Steven Davies2 (2)242102.4
3Jonathan Trott3 (26), 1 (1), 4 (1)28131580.0
3James Taylor3 (1)1112.5
4Ian BellMoved around4 (12), 5 (6), 6 (4), 2 (1), 3 (1)2461277.9
4Kevin Pietersen4 (13), 2 (4), 3 (1)1857189.6
5Ravi Bopara5 (9), 6 (4), 4 (2)1542078.2
5Eoin MorganMoved around5 (8), 6 (5), 4 (1)1444392.5
5Paul CollingwoodMoved around5 (3), 7 (3), 6 (1), 8 (1)8114100.9
6Jonny Bairstow6 (5)59087.4
6Ben Stokes6 (2), 5 (1)33057.7
7Michael Yardy7 (6), 8 (2)815679.6
7Samit Patel7 (6), 5 (1), 6 (1)819090.9
8Tim BresnanMoved around8 (9), 7 (6), 9 (2)1726185.9
8Stuart Broad8 (4), 10 (1)52060.6
8Luke Wright8 (3), 7 (1)410180.8
8Chris Woakes8 (2), 9 (1)33973.6
8James Tredwell8 (1), 9 (1)22556.8
9Graeme Swann9 (12), 6 (1), 7 (1), 8 (1), 10 (1)16160111.9
9Scott Borthwick9 (2)218112.5
9Liam Plunkett9 (1)12062.5
10Ajmal Shahzad10 (5), 9 (2)73568.6
10James AndersonMoved around10 (3), 11 (3)64058.8
10Steven FinnMoved around10 (3), 11 (3)66293.9
10Stuart Meaker10 (2)2212.5
11Chris Tremlett11 (4), 10 (1)51250.0
11Jade Dernbach11 (4)41365.0

Quick answers

Who opened the batting for England in ODI 2011?

England most often opened with Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss in ODI 2011, with Jonathan Trott at No. 3.

Who batted as England's finisher?

Ravi Bopara batted most often at No. 5 (15 innings, 420 runs).

How settled was the England top order?

Alastair Cook batted at No. 1 in 87% of their innings; Andrew Strauss batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings.