Sid in the Sharknado
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Root is our best batsman, I’ve always subscribed to having your best batsman at 3, tough one though I agree as his record is significantly better at 4 than 3 if I remember rightly.
The "put the best batsman at 3" idea tends to be an Australian thing, since the ball doesn't move about as long down there so you're less likely to expose your best player to a miracle ball.
Certainly Ian Chappel is always banging on about this, despite the fact that he generally batted at 3 with his brother Greg (a significantly better batsman) at 4.
I think I'm right in saying that no.3 hasn't been the position with the highest average since the 30s, when it's skewed by Bradman (and Wally Hammond) batting there.