Tasmanian captain George Bailey has won the toss and chosen to bat first in the Sheffield Shield final against Queensland at Bellerive.

The Tigers have named an unchanged XI from the one that beat Victoria by 111 runs in the competition’s final round, with spinner Harry Allanby to carry the drinks.

Ronan McDonald has been named 12th man for the Bulls.

Showers clearing and 21C are forecast for Hobart and a hessian cover remains on the pitch.

Tasmania are aiming to win their third Shield title and first with former Australian captain Ricky Ponting.

The Bulls are fighting to defend their title and win the Shield for the eight time.

Tasmania: Mark Cosgrove, Jordan Silk, Alex Doolan, Ricky Ponting, George Bailey (capt), Jonathan Wells, James Faulkner, Tim Paine, Luke Butterworth, Evan Gulbis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Harry Allanby (12th man).

Queensland: Greg Moller, Luke Pomersbach, Joe Burns, Peter Forrest, Nathan Reardon, Chris Hartley, James Hopes, Nathan Hauritz, Michael Neser, Ryan Harris, Cameron Gannon, Ronan McDonald (12th man).