Renshaw fit for final after 'weird' injury

In-form opener Matthew Renshaw has been cleared to play in this week's JLT Sheffield Shield final after making a full recovery from the "weird" injury he suffered in a warm-up collision last week.

Competition standouts Queensland were forced to substitute the 21-year-old out of their clash with NSW in Wollongong when fellow youngster Sam Heazlett accidentally concussed him before play on day two.

Renshaw sat out the rest of the match as the Bulls pulled off a stunning come-from-behind victory, and he's since passed the Cricket Australia-mandated concussion tests and is ready to take on the new ball against Tasmania from Friday.

"It was one of the more interesting ways to get a concussion. I'm pretty good for a weird concussion," Renshaw said on Tuesday.

"It was in a warm up game – I was diving for a ball and Sam Heazlett was also diving from another direction.

"He didn't want to spike me (with his shoes) so he decided to knee me in the side of the head instead. I think I'd probably rather the spike.

"But I've done all the tests and I'm back training today which is really good and it's nice having a bat in my hand.

"(Heazlett) kept saying sorry to me the whole day (after) it happened. It just happens."

It's a welcome relief for the hosts, who have named a near full-strength squad to face the Tigers in the five-day decider at Allan Border Field.

By virtue of finishing on top of the standings, Queensland only need a draw to claim their first piece of Shield silverware since 2011-12, but Renshaw insists their win-at-all-costs mantra won't be sacrificed.

The Bulls are undefeated through their past seven games, thanks in no small part to Renshaw who has benefited from an increased focus on fitness and struck three centuries in as many games leading into last week's match against the Blues.

"A lot of my fitness work has probably never been up to standard," Renshaw admitted.

"I did a lot of work while I wasn't playing for the Heat (during the Big Bash). Now even batting for two days … I feel as fresh as I would as if I was just playing normally."

The left-hander was axed from Australia's Test side for the Magellan Ashes due to his lacklustre start to the Shield season and is actively seeking out a deal to play county cricket in the United Kingdom this year in a bid to push his case for the return bout against England in 2019.

Renshaw concedes the pressure of trying to seal his spot in the Test side took a toll on him during the early stages of the summer.

"If you ever go out to bat to try and prove yourself for that next level, I think you're going to struggle," he said.

"That's one thing I learnt from the first half of the season when I was really trying to bat for a Test (spot), that's when I started going downhill a little bit.

"(Now) I just want to bat as well as I can and try and win that Shield for the boys.

"It's something we haven't done for five or six years. Only Joe Burns has played in a Shield final (among the current Bulls squad) so all of us are really excited.

"I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about a title."