NSW bowl first against Bulls in Shield

New South Wales have opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Queensland in their Sheffield Shield fixture.

NSW skipper Daniel Hughes hopes his pacemen can cash in on bowler-friendly conditions at the Gabba in the game starting on Wednesday.

The Bulls line-up includes Test batters Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja but the Blues are missing all their international players.

The likes of Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and Josh Hazlewood are on duty for Australia's Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka starting on Friday while Nathan Lyon is sitting out the Shield game.

Queensland: Usman Khawaja (capt), Bryce Street, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Renshaw, Sam Truloff, Jimmy Peirson, Jack Wildermuth, Michael Neser, James Bazley, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson.

NSW: Daniel Hughes (capt), Ryan Hackney, Jason Sangha, Jack Edwards, Lachlan Hearne, Hayden Kerr, Baxter Holt, Trent Copeland, Chris Tremain, Harry Conway, Tanveer Sangha.