Queensland legend Cameron Smith believes the Maroons should bombard NSW Blues halfback Nicho Hynes in Game I in Sydney.

The Cronulla star comes into the match with a niggling calf injury after leaving the field last weekend and missed Blues training on Wednesday in the Blue Mountains.

“If Nicho Hynes plays, I’d be testing him out if I’m playing,” Cameron Smith said on SENQ.

“He’s come in under an injury cloud, he didn’t get through 80 minutes on the weekend, I know there’s a lot of talk about there’s nothing wrong but he couldn’t finish a game three days ago so there’s got to be something going on, so I’d be testing him out.

“It’s his first game too, wearing No.7, so there’s no doubt I’d be going after him.”