Bushfires: cricket greats called on to provide added spin to fundraiser
Shane Warne will be asked to make a return to cricket as the star attraction in a fundraiser for the bushfire appeal.
Shane Warne will be asked to make a return to cricket as the star attraction in a fundraiser for the bushfire appeal.
Preliminary plans for the celebrity T20 game call for a curtain-raiser immediately before the Big Bash League final on February 8.
Ricky Ponting is also likely to be asked to play and potentially face off against Warne.
Normally the BBL showpiece is hosted by the highest qualifier but should that date be confirmed for the bushfire bash, Cricket Australia could give consideration to locking in the MCG or SCG regardless of who makes the final.
Warne and Ponting could be asked to captain the respective teams alongside a host of Fox Cricket and Channel 7 ex-greats, while a sprinkle of current and past international superstars, male and female, will feature depending on schedules.
Should the BBL final on February 8 be locked in, David Warner, Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Tim Paine could take part.
Former stars of AFL and NRL such as Nick Riewoldt and Matthew Johns are also expected to be invited to join a celebratory exhibition of Australia’s summer pastime that could unite the nation.
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