5 lower order Test batsmen that deserve genuine appreciation

#1 Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad has an impressive highest score of 169

Broad just edges Mitchell Johnson out from the list. The southpaw for a while looked like a genuine all-rounder in the making but got plenty of trouble from the short ball from Johnson. That dented his confidence a little bit, but he is still your above average No.8. Broad has faced 3927 deliveries at No.8 or lower down the order.

He has scored 1128 runs at No.8 at an average of 24. Overall, Broad has 2574 runs at an average of 21.63 with a century and 10 half-centuries, the fourth highest for any batsman at No.8 or lower. Those runs have come in 136 innings.

Broad has 17 not-outs to his credit. Apart from his impressive highest score of 169, Broad also boasts of a strike-rate of 65.54, the highest for any batsman who has more than 2000 Test runs at No.8 or lower. His enterprising batsmanship down the order has helped England win many a match and in climbing to the top of the rankings briefly.