Blundstone Arena's head curator will not do Australia and England batsmen any favors who have promised a Sheffield Shield-style green pitch for the fifth Ashes Test.
Hobart on Friday will host its first Test since the 2016 disaster in which Australia were beaten by South Africa by an innings and 80 runs.
The hosts went down for 85 in the first innings and scored 161 runs in the second innings, lasting 93 overs.
Adam Voges, Callum Ferguson and Peter Neville never played another Test, with only David Warner, Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja remaining in Australia's current top seven.
The venue has remained a seam bowler's paradise over the last five Sheffield Shield seasons, with batsmen averaging 27.82 compared to a competition average of 31.32.
The day-night pink ball schedule is also good for the fast bowlers.
"It's definitely going to have a green tint on it. The lead-up hasn't been the biggest, but we've always seen the green on the wickets here," said Marcus Pamplin, head curator at Blundstone Arena. Tuesday.
"Maybe the ball will have a ball or two (millimetres) left on it to keep the shine, so they can get that swing.
"It will be very similar to our Sheffield Shield track."
The ground was almost underwater due to recent heavy rains but Pamplin said preparations have not been affected.
Rain is forecast on the first day but is expected to subside as the match progresses.
Despite the ground proving difficult for the batsmen, Western Australia posted 9–405 (December) batting first in the most recent Shield match, with Tasmania chasing 315 for victory on the final day.
"I expect it to be a good competition. Especially, on the first day, there will be a little bit of it," Pamplin said.
"At some point in the game it will flatten out to a good batting pitch. It should go up and down, days three to four."