Top 5 No. 4 England batsmen of all time

1 Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen

The South African batsman, who went on to become one of England's greatest batsmen played at number 4 for the majority of his career and remains the highest run-scorer in that position.

Kevin Pietersen played 90 Test matches (out of 104 in total) in total at number 4 and remained the match-turning batsman of the team for most of his career. His batting was based on getting on top of the bowlers and more often than not, he succeeded. In addition to that, his vast array of strokes, his timing, his power and quick footwork made it possible for him to dominate the best bowling attacks in the world.

Pietersen scored 6490 runs at an average of 48.43 in those games and was pivotal in many of England's victories in the mid-noughties through to 2011, when the team rose to the top of the world rankings. He scored 19 centuries and 27 half-centuries.