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The NSW-Queensland Sheffield Shield match ended in a draw but the teams will do it all again when they meet in the final.

The Sheffield Shield final could be a spin-off with Mitch Swepson and Nathan Lyon going head-to-head again as Queensland locked in a decider against NSW.

Swepson (4-60), returning early to cricket after a neck injury, was a constant menace in the second innings against the Blues before bad weather in Wollongong saw their final-round match fade out to a draw.

NSW were 5-145 with a lead of 93 when captains from both sides agreed to call a halt to proceedings at North Dalton Park midway through the second session of day four.

With Western Australia losing to Tasmania, the Bulls will now host the decider in Brisbane starting next Thursday.

Swepson and Lyon look primed for the occasion.

The Queensland leggie had been a little rough in the first innings after six weeks out of the game but bowled plenty of gems in NSW's second dig as the Bulls at one stage sensed they could run through the home side's batting order.

In just four matches this season he's claimed 29 wickets at 22.44.

Swepson described the day's result as bittersweet given the Bulls were making a late charge but was now geared up for the decider.

"It would have been nice to see another 20 (minutes), half an hour just to see where we would have gone ... but locking in a Shield final spot is a great feeling," he said.

Quizzed on whether he felt ready to play a Test for Australia, Swepson was clear.

"In my own head, I feel like I'm right to go," he said.

At this stage Swepson would likely have to play in concert with Lyon for Australia, the latter showing he still has what it takes after a modest return in the India series.

The Test tweaker got man of the match for his 6-128 in Queensland's first innings and is comfortably the leading wicket-taker in the competition this season with 39 scalps at 25.

The Bulls had hoped to race through the Blues' line-up early on the final day but were largely curtailed by Matthew Gilkes (66) and Jason Sangha (29) - two of the top three scorers in NSW's first innings.

Sangha and Gilkes departed in quick succession before lunch and when Swepson bowled Lachlan Hearne with another peach, the Bulls seemed an outside chance of pushing for a win before the weather scuppered their plans.