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Rob Forsaith

Young spinner compounds Tassie Shield woes

Queensland's Matthew Kuhnemann (r) has claimed his first five-wicket haul in the Sheffield Shield. (AAP)

Left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann's maiden five-wicket haul has highlighted Queensland's bowling depth, while also heaping more misery on Tasmania in a lopsided Sheffield Shield match.

Usman Khawaja opted not to enforce the follow-on after the Bulls claimed a first-innings lead of 305 runs in Townsville.

Queensland reached 0-27 at lunch on Friday, negotiating nine overs as the visiting quicks bent their back for a third consecutive day.

Tasmania collapsed to be all out for 182 earlier in the morning, having resumed on 4-150.

Top-scorer Jordan Silk added two runs to his overnight score of 45 before falling victim to allrounder Jack Wildermuth.

Kuhnemann cleaned up the tail to finish with career-best figures of 5-60.

The 25-year-old, who made his first-class debut in February, has been given a chance to shine in the absence of World Cup squad member Mitchell Swepson.

The defending champions' attack has also been depleted by the absence of pacemen Michael Neser and Mark Steketee.

Silk's dismissal triggered a shocking collapse of 6-27, during which Kuhnemann conjured three wickets.

Paceman Gurinder Sandhu, playing his first Shield game for Queensland after stints with NSW and Tasmania, finished with figures of 3-44.

Centuries from Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Renshaw put the game on Queensland's terms.

Khawaja declared at 6-487 on Thursday, having scored 119 in the Bulls' first innings to enhance his case for an Ashes recall.

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