Former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill has been given days to seek legal representation otherwise he could face trial in his $2.6 million injury case against Cricket Australia.

MacGill, having been a no-show in a hearing earlier this year, represented himself at Monday's directions hearing in the Victorian Supreme Court before Justice Michael McDonald. He appeared nervous and struggled to articulate his case.

He had lodged a $1.6 million case for loss of match payments and prizemoney, and almost $1 million in interest, plus costs, in January 2015.

MacGill, who played 44 Tests and claimed 208 wickets at 29.01, had claimed CA had neglected or failed to pay him injury payments over a two-year period from May 2008 when he was unable to play Test cricket because of injury.