Cairns has consistently denied any involvement in match-fixing and plans to attack the credibility of those giving evidence against him, including former close friend and current New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum.
His legal team has obtained confidential "information" between McCullum and his former mental skills coach, Kerry Schwalger, which may be entered as evidence in the trial despite a High Court injunction that stopped publication of the details last year. Cairns previously described the three-year delay between the alleged match-fixing approach and McCullum reporting it "extraordinary".
Another key witness is Kiwi Lou Vincent and his ex-wife Elly Riley. Vincent confessed to multiple counts of match-fixing across three continents and received 11 life bans from the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Before the perjury charge 12 months ago, Cairns said Vincent "has been caught cheating and seeks to mitigate his sins by blaming others. The allegations he and his ex-wife make against me are despicable lies."
Shane Bond and several other former New Zealand players are believed to have given statements to the Metropolitan Police, and New Zealand Cricket boss David White confirmed he is a witness.
Cairns is prepared for a "gruelling" trial where he can "face my accusers in an open forum, with some rigour and proper process around that, so that I can clear my name once and for all".
"I hope that, through this forum, significant additional information will be flushed out that will help people to better assess the situation, as well as the character and motives of the parties involved," he said after his arrest. "But I have nothing to hide and I will do whatever it takes to once again prove my innocence."
The trial at the Southwark Crown Court is expected to take four weeks.
