Back in action: Sean Abbott runs onto the field on first day of the Shield match at the SCG on Tuesday.

On the same ground he delivered the bouncer that cut short the life of friend Phillip Hughes, NSW all-rounder Sean Abbott took the first steps towards recovering from the ordeal by bowling a bouncer in his first over.

There was very little emotion shown on the opening morning of the Sheffield Shield clash between NSW and Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with officials opting against any pre-game tributes to ensure the players weren't overwhelmed by emotion.

From the same end he was bowling from a fortnight ago, the 22-year-old Abbott was given the ball at 11.24am, bowling the 13th over at the day.

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The first four balls of the over were full-pitched dot balls, but Joe Burns had to duck under a bouncer in the fifth ball of the over.

The Blues had PJH 707 etched on to their shirts, paying respect to the state's 707th representative with black arm bands.

All players were given the option of playing, however only batsman Nic Maddinson withdrew as he was struggling to come to terms with the loss of his close friend.