Panesar will deputise for DeFreitas
Former Leicestershire, Lancashire, Derbyshire and England player DeFreitas is unable to attend because his father is ill.
Panesar, born in Luton in 1982, played county cricket for Northamptonshire, Susses and Essex and won 50 Test caps for England and played in 26 one day internationals.
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Hide AdHis latest involvement with Test cricket came in January 2017 when he was recruited as a spin-bowling consultant for Cricket Australia.
The 36-year-old slow left arm bowler appeared on Celebrity Masterchef this year but after struggling to cater for more than 100 members of the British Airways academy is not expected to venture near the kitchens at The Venue, Barkisland.