Sobers: Flintoff better than Botham

Garry Sobers (stats) says that Andrew Flintoff has surpassed Ian Botham, and is a better player. Flintoff's stock has, understandably, risen exponentially after his talismanic performances this summer (which appear to be continuing against Pakistan, too, with eight wickets in this Test so far) - but this is nevertheless a bold statement from Sobers, perhaps the sport's greatest allrounder:

"Flintoff builds his innings more so than Ian," Sir Garfield said in an interview for BBC Radio Five Live.

"That's the reason why I feel Flintoff is a better all-rounder than Ian."