Gilchrist to face Aussies

Eurosport - Mon, 06 Oct 13:08:00 2008

Retired Test cricketer Adam Gilchrist will return to the field to play in an 'All-Stars' Twenty20 match against Australia.

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The big-hitting wicketkeeper will be part of the Australian Cricketers' Association All-Stars team to play against the national side in Brisbane on November 14.

Organisers refused to comment on the make-up of the rest of the All-Stars team, saying only it would include "returning icon players".

"Adam Gilchrist will play as part of the ACA All-Stars, a team selected by their peers at the end of last season," a Cricket Australia spokesman said.

"They will be up against a full-strength Australian XI."

It has been suggested that the recently-retired fast bowler Glenn McGrath and ACA president Darren Lehmann will form part of Gilchrist's team.

Sporting Life / Eurosport

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