HOBART, Dec 18 AAP - Queensland is looking for full points while Tasmania wants survival when last season's Pura Cup finalists meet at Hobart's Bellerive Oval tomorrow.

"We're always looking for six points and that would be a nice Christmas present," Queensland captain Jimmy Maher said today.

Maher was confident that even without Andy Bichel, who's with the Australian one-day side, and Michael Kasprowicz, who's nursing a torn hamstring, he had the bowlers to dismiss the Tigers twice.

"I think we have the best attack in Australia as a group," he said.

His other big weapon is Martin Love, who plundered an unbeaten double century for Australia A against England at his last Bellerive appearance.

"He very rarely misses out down here, touch wood," Maher said.

"It's a happy hunting ground."

But Maher knows that Tasmania started its drive towards the final by flogging the Bulls in the corresponding fixture last season.

"Tasmania's had a rough start to this season, but on their day they're capable of beating anyone," he said.

Tasmanian captain Jamie Cox said his team, which is bottom and still without a win, had to beat Queensland to stay in contention.

"If we can't win this one, we're gone," he said.

Cox felt there were some promising signs from the last two matches -- a narrow loss that should have been a win to New South Wales and first innings points against Western Australia in Perth.

"This game will be a great indicator as to whether we've really turned the corner," he said.

The Tigers go into the match unchanged while Queensland was saved from last minute disruption when the national selectors preferred Brad Hogg to Nathan Hauritz as Shane Warne's replacement.

Maher said it would be disappointing for Hauritz.

"But he's only 21 and I'm sure there's plenty of cricket ahead for him," Maher said.

Teams.

Tasmania: Jamie Cox (c), Sean Clingeleffer, Michael Dighton, Michael Di Venuto, Xavier Doherty, Adam Griffith, Shane Jurgensen, Scott Kremerskothen, Dan Marsh, Scott Mason, Ben Oliver, Damien Wright.

Queensland: Jimmy Maher (c), Brendan Nash, Martin Love, Andrew Symonds, Stuart Law, Lee Carseldine, Wade Seccombe, Ashley Noffke, Nathan Hauritz, Joe Dawes, Damien MacKenzie, Scott Brant.

© 2002 AAP NewsWire

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