Members of England's 2005 Ashes winning side stopping off at a Shropshire cricket club as part of charity bike ride

Ashes winners Tim Bresnan and Marcus Trescothick will be at Calverhall Cricket Club, near Whitchurch, on Sunday, which is hosting a 'pit stop' for the ride.

Former England international batsman Rob Key and fast bowler Darren Gough have also signed up to the ride.

Meanwhile, other potential participants include former Ashes winners Michael Vaughan, Graeme Swann, Andrew Flintoff, Geraint Jones, Ashley Giles as well as Premier League referee Martin Atkinson.

They are cycling to raise money for the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) Benevolent Fund and the Tom Maynard Trust, both of which work with sportsmen and women whether they are starting out in sport or adjusting to a life after sport.

The first two Big Bike Rides in 2013 and 2015 raised more than £320,000 and this year’s event takes on added significance as 2017 is the PCA's 50th anniversary.

Big Bike Ride 3 will be launched with a dinner at Warwickshire’s Edgbaston headquarters tomorrow(THURS) with the riders setting out on their 360-mile journey early on Friday morning.

They will travel via Sheffield, the Peak District, the Cheshire Plain, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and South Wales to the SSE SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff, where Tom Maynard, who died in tragic circumstances in 2012, played his formative cricket and where the trust set up in his name is based.

Ian Millard, from Calverhall Cricket Club, said: "The riders will arrive in three groups, the first arriving at 9am for refreshments.

"Entry is free for all, with refreshments available to all. So if you want to meet sportsmen past and present come down for photo opportunities and to get autographs as everyone is welcome. Local schools and sporting clubs have all been invited to attend."

The PCA Benevolent Fund was set up in 2000, and supports past and present cricketers, and their immediate family members in times of hardship and upheaval.

The Tom Maynard Trust was set up in 2012 and supports aspiring young sports people in a number of ways including sponsorship of the PCA’s annual Rookie Camp.

Further information on both charities and the ride is available at www.thepca.co.uk