Australia's woman could need to hold on as long as four years to play one more home Test with the amazingly exhilarating Ashes finish no silver shot for more assurance on red-ball cricket.
Sunday's last hour in Canberra covered apparently the best ladies' Test played, with each of the four potential outcomes still on the table into the last over as England pursued 257 for triumph in 48 overs and completed nine wickets down.
A normal of in excess of 430,000 watchers tuned in for the last meeting, cresting at 558,000 to make it the most-watched day of ladies' Test cricket ever, with streaming numbers not yet included.
The match provoked inescapable calls for additional ladies' Tests, yet as things stand not one is secured in the ICC's schedule for future matches. Britain will have South Africa this colder time of year, where there is some expectation a multi-design series like the Ashes could be played to incorporate a Test. For Australia, the stand by will probably be longer.
No future visits program has been delivered for ladies, however Pakistan and West Indies are the following groups because of visit following the current cycle after last visiting in 2014-15.
Neither of those countries have played a Test starting around 2004, and would be very improbable to do as such again soon. New Zealand and South Africa could be choices when they next visit, yet both would again be no sureness to highlight in a Test.
Australia will play an away Test during the 2023 Ashes, yet it implies their next home one may not be until India or England next return as late as 2025-26.
Mentor Matthew Mott surrendered that the trust that those groups will return, after a Canberra apparatus including the quickest scoring in ladies' Test history and a wicket fall each nine overs by and large.
"It was an extraordinary promotion for the ladies' cricket, and especially Test match cricket," Mott said. "I actually imagine that the Test matches are great in this [multi-format] setting, around the top groups playing it.
"[At the moment] I believe that that will possibly come to the front while we're playing India and England each a few years. And afterward clearly South Africa and New Zealand [depending on] whether they have a craving for it too."
Cricket Australia said on Monday it was all the while managing the future timetable, yet the association has to a great extent upheld more ladies' Tests under CEO Nick Hockley.
"Cricket Australia is steady of playing as much Test cricket as is functional," a representative said. "[That's] confirmed by facilitating Test matches versus the two India and England as a component of multi-design series this season, while supporting the worldwide development of the ladies' down."
In the mean time Mott affirmed seamer Megan Schutt would return for the forthcoming three ODIs against England subsequent to being sat out of the Test, with Australia requiring only one win to hold the Ashes.
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