Lara, Gilly all set for legends match

West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara will play alongside Adam Gilchrist, Dean Jones, Justin Langer and other Australian legends in the Western Australia Festival of Cricket Twenty20 exhibition match tomorrow (Monday).

The WA Festival of Cricket, held at Aquinas College in Perth's southern suburbs has revived the famous Lilac Hill Festival match that finished in 2008.

"The Festival of Cricket presents the public and corporates with a unique opportunity to not only watch a high-quality T20 match in a relaxed, social environment, but also to mix and mingle with many current and past greats of the game,” Gilchrist said.

“The chance to run around with a bunch of old mates and pit ourselves against the current BBL Champions is exciting and sure to be entertaining for all.”

WA legends Gilchrist and Langer will play alongside some of their contemporaries from a golden era for Australian cricket, with Andrew Symonds, Andy Bichel, Michael Kasprowicz and Jimmy Maher among those confirmed.

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The two sides as they were listed recently (subject to change)

The star-studded Legends XI will play a T20 exhibition match against KFC T20 Big Bash League side the Perth Scorchers.

The reshuffle of the Australian cricket schedule in the wake of the death of Phillip Hughes also affected this match, with it moved to December 15. The date change has ruled out Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting, and left Matthew Hayden juggling commitments in an attempt to make it.

The Scorchers have appeared in all three Big Bash League finals to date, breaking through to win BBL|03.

This year they’ve recruited former Striker Michael Klinger after losing fellow opener Craig Simmons to the Adelaide club.

“It’s a great opportunity for the Scorchers to get back into playing Twenty20 cricket after the one-dayers and Bupa Sheffield Shield,” said Perth Scorchers coach Justin Langer.

“It’s also an unbelievable opportunity for our players to play against guys like Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne.

“While it will be fun on the field and it will be nice for them to rub shoulders with them, it’ll also be fantastic experience.

“For the fans, they get to see the Scorchers for the first time for the summer and also get to see some of the greats of Australian cricket playing.”

The WA Festival of Cricket Twenty20 match will be streamed live on bigbash.com.au, cricket.com.au and the Cricket Australia: LIVE App. Stay up to date via Big Bash on Facebook or Twitter via @BigBashLeague. Tickets can be purchased here