Former Australian Test player Xavier Doherty said the possible Test was a massive coup for the state after Tasmania beat out Melbourne and Sydney to secure the potential Ashes decider.

"It's a once off opportunity to host it, like it's never going to happen again so for Hobart to host it is a massive event," he said.

"They're massive Test matches not just followed by England and Australia supporters but it's followed all the way around the world. These are the two biggest and oldest rivals going head to head in the toughest form of the game."

Doherty would know better than most what the cauldron of Ashes cricket is like after the spinner lined-up for Australia in the opening Tests of the 2010-11 series.

The Tasmanian earned his Ashes and Test debut after impressive form in limited-overs cricket for Australia as the side kept looking for a spinner in the post-Shane Warne era.

Doherty recorded figures of 2-148 for the Brisbane match before adding another wicket in the following Adelaide Test but said he still enjoyed reflecting on the day he earned his Baggy Green cap for the nation.

"I was taken aback by how big it was. Obviously you grow up watching Ashes cricket and you think you know how big it is but you get thrown into the camp and thrown into the build-up of the first Test and you can't believe how big it is," he said.

"All the fanfare, all the media it becomes a bit of a blur and you have to scratch yourself and think 'is this real?' and actually happening or just a dream, it happened so quickly.

"It's still a pretty awesome thing to say I was a part of such a massive event."

Preparations are seemingly well underway at Bellerive Oval with reports suggesting curators have started their preparation plans ahead of the Ashes coming south.

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The 39-year-old hoped that potential Ashes fixture would see the state come out in force for potentially, their inaugural Ashes Test.

"To get an Ashes Test match is really unbelievable, it's the pinnacle for players to play Test cricket that's certainly the way I see it," he said.

"To have the opportunity to have one of the biggest Test matches on our doorstep in our home state is absolutely once in a lifetime.

"I hope the state embraces it, I hope cricket fans embrace it and it's just something that will keep the longer form of the game alive and interesting for the cricket fans out here in Tasmania."

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