Usage for hash tag: 8's

...the minute you start paying these guys to make runs, it tends to be a different story. he will be lucky to play another 10-20 tests in his career. he's comparable to (or a little better than) reiffel, johnson, pattinson, harris, lee, warne and gillespie in the batting stakes (all handy...

Am I? who else plays that role at their club side in that England setup? They are all #8's or #10's. Rice is the closest one and he plays as a pure DM infront of a back 4. It's also why they haven't really worked together when played next to each other. Phillips plays only as a regista for...

...enough job with only a bit of support from an all rounder. Batting wise you then have Buttler who is OK (just) at #7 and Woakes or Bess are good #8's. Now they've got a weak 6/7/8 combination and it's not like their top five have been covering themselves in glory over the last few years...

They pick Ashwin first because he's absolutely streets ahead of Jadeja as a bowler. Which, generally speaking, is #8's job. If India need runs from Jadeja then I'd suggest the problem lay a bit further up the order, not with Ashwin.

...@ #7, runs become expected and along with that comes pressure, and not a bonus when batting @ #8 etc. patto, cummo and starc are all capable #8's. as a one off test with patto @ #7 yeah maybe , but that means paine @ #6. if bradman was in the team averaging 100, then no problem...

...him in the side for a year. Don't y'all remember last time? If we need more bowling resource, pick another bowler. Drop Head and shuffle everyone up one. Cummo and Starco are genuine #8's anyway and Lyon and Haze are genuine #10's. It's not like we've got Tuffers, Dilley and Jim Higgs down...