“Viv Richards was the Rod Laver of cricket.”
John McEnroe shows that he’s not just a tennis buff. Vivian Richards is the cricketing version of Rod Laver, according to the legend.
What he really meant:
“Yeah, I know cricket and I know Viv Richards and, sure as hell, do Rod Laver too.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Rod Laver is the Viv Richards of tennis.”

Ricky Ponting has decided to take up professional golf.
Seriously.
It’s that damned fool Gary Player who’s been filling his head with these ideas.
Player did not even know who Ricky was when he first met him. But can he recognise a fine swing or what?
What next?