AUSTRALIA international Shaun Marsh has just about been there, done it and bought the T-shirt when it comes to cricketing experiences.

Yet the left-handed Perth Scorcher has never experienced a local derby before, although he has played in some intense rivalries in his time.

We all know about Ashes Test matches, while international clashes between the Aussies and the Indians can get pretty feisty at times.

But for a professional cricketer from Western Australia, local derbies are a foreign concept.

Perth is one of the most isolated cities in the world and the Big Bash only sees derbies played between the Melbourne and Sydney teams.

WA's Sheffield Shield team are at least a three-hour flight away from their closest four-day clash.

Now for Lancashire v Yorkshire at Emirates Old Trafford tomorrow, when the predominantly Red Rose fans will be baying for blood.

"I haven't seen too much of Yorkshire v Lancashire matches but, speaking to the boys about it, that's the one you want to be playing in," said 34-year-old Marsh.

"We're two really good teams. Hopefully we can put on a good show for the crowd and we can come out on the right side of the result.

"We've got some dangerous players and we're confident. It should be an interesting night."

Yorkshire head to a 19,500 sold-out Old Trafford bidding for their first win in T20 there since 2014.

Aaron Finch famously hit The Point conference facility with two huge sixes that night, while current White Rose assistant coach Rich Pyrah struck the winning runs.

A Yorkshire win would be their second from four North Group games this season, giving their campaign the perfect boost.

"There's no better feeling than coming away with the points from Old Trafford," said Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale.

"Those are the games you look for when the fixtures come out, the Roses – particularly the Twenty20, because you know it's going to be a sell-out at both Headingley and Old Trafford.

"We've got a big day today at training. Hopefully we can get our skills right. That will give us confidence going into that game."

Expanding on what it is like for a Yorkshire player heading into the lion's den across the Pennines, Gale said: "You don't want to be warming up where the old dressing rooms used to be.

"You get called all sorts of names. It's the closest thing you get to a football crowd.

"But every wicket you take is silence and every six and four you hit. There's no better feeling than walking up the steps at the end to a silenced crowd."

Despite tomorrow being a hostile atmosphere, Gale believes the televised occasion will provide further evidence that English cricket is proving to be a big hit at present.

"I think already we had 10,000 for our first home game against Notts, which is the highest attendance we've ever had to start a T20 campaign," he said.

"I think there's a real interest and a buzz around English cricket at the moment. There's the Women's World Cup on and we've just come off the back of the Champions Trophy.

"England are also playing some good cricket. I think that's spilling over into all formats."