Fri, 11 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 117, AAW 4/121
Mon, 14 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 235, AUS 8/294
Mon, 14 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 7/148, AAW 2/178
Wed, 16 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 161, AAW 5/168
Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 272, AUS 6/356
Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 6/182, AUU 7/175
Thu, 17 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAU 9/238, SAM 0/58
Fri, 18 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, QUE 7/335, VIC 7/339
Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, ZIM 8/271, AUS 9/272
Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/239, AAW 235
Sat, 19 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAU 115, TAS 1/117
Sun, 20 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 7/341, AUU 239
Mon, 21 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, QUE 358, NSW 6/359
Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/338, AAW 8/341
Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 4/255, AUU 254
Tue, 22 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAM 7/383, TAS 8/376
Wed, 23 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 8/297, AUS 230
Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 6/364, AAW 9/362
Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INA 334 & 199, AUA 171 & 200
Thu, 24 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, VIC 212, NSW 257
Sat, 26 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 9/365, AUS 333
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, INU 494, AUU 217 & 229
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SYW 4/168, QUW 167
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, VIW 8/293, SAS 7/290
Mon, 28 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAW 6/236, TAW 232
Tue, 29 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SAF 4/145, AUS 9/322
Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, IAW 364 & 257, AAW 176 & 164
Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, SYW 174, QUW 4/285
Wed, 30 Sept, 11:00 pm, Final score, WAW 7/273, TAW 7/299
Thu, 1 Oct, 2:00 pm, Final score, VIW -, SAS -
Thu, 1 Oct, 11:00 pm, Final score, INA 167 & 9/310, AUA 358 & 4/173d
Tue, 6 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 149, AUA 274
Tue, 6 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, QUW 9/266, BAW 7/196
Wed, 7 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INU 315 & 0/11, AUU 174 & 151
Fri, 9 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 3/168, BAW 166
Fri, 9 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 206, AUA 275
Sat, 10 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 244 & 224, SAM 508
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 1/222, BAW 6/220
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, INA 275, AUA 226
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, NSW 9/500d, TAS 245 & 5/402
Sun, 11 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 175 & 8/201, QUE 307 & 68
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, VIC 241, SAM 311
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 7/127, ACM 100
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 3/136, BHW 90
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 7/138, PSW 4/139
Mon, 12 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 3/79, MSW 78
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 284 & 206, AUS 390 & 6/314d
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, NSW 158, TAS 203
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 246, QUE 261
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 3/78, ACM 7/77
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 4/183, PSW 8/182
Tue, 13 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW -, BHW -
Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 2/175, BAW 172
Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 4/180, MSW 6/179
Wed, 14 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 5/165, HHW 8/136
Fri, 16 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 4/86, ACM 83
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 7/397, QUE 271
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 5/136, PSW 8/166
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 5/122, MRW 9/121
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ACM 4/129, MSW 6/132
Sat, 17 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 9/105, ASW 6/143
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 8/165, NZW 2/162
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 2/132, HHW 8/129
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 129, ASW 6/139
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 2/93, PSW 92
Sun, 18 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 8/155, MSW 5/158
Sun, 18 Oct, 7:15 pm, Live score, AUW -, BAW -
Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW 7/167, NZW 8/127
Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 6/116, PSW 5/118
Tue, 20 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 9/152, SSW 6/153
Tue, 20 Oct, 7:15 pm, Live score, AUW -, BAW -
Wed, 21 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 203 & 145, QUE 238 & 4/114
Wed, 21 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 7/134, SSW 8/149
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 9/425d, AUS 99 & 295 f/o
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AUW -, NZW 2/11
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 241 & 236, VIC 207 & 266
Thu, 22 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 339 & 9/244, NSW 6/440d & 5/262d
Thu, 22 Oct, 7:15 pm, Live score, AUW -, BAW -
Sat, 24 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 137, VIC 7/304
Sat, 24 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, WAU 293, NSW 8/371
Thu, 29 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MRW 9/138, STW 4/140
Thu, 29 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 4/192, HHW 8/174
Fri, 30 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, BHW 5/154, SSW 6/157
Fri, 30 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AU6 3/135, ONG 4/107
Fri, 30 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, EN6 0/121, AU6 4/159
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAF 329 & 387, AUS 429 & 111
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, ASW 2/185, MSW 7/164
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, PSW 1/138, MRW 6/136
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, SAM 154 & 316, WAU 5/406d & 169
Sat, 31 Oct, 12:00 am, Final score, AU6 3/141, UE6 6/88
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, STW 4/180, BHW 5/178
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, SSW 8/196, HHW 109
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, TAS 427, NSW 202 & 144 f/o
Sun, 1 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, AU6 5/115, AF6 2/119
Mon, 2 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, MSW 109, PSW 9/124
Tue, 3 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, QUE 280 & 3/75, VIC 307 & 173
Wed, 4 Nov, 12:00 am, Final score, HHW 7/154, MRW 6/155
Thu, 5 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, ASW versus BHW
Thu, 5 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus PSW
Fri, 6 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus SSW
Sat, 7 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus ENG
Sat, 7 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus ASW
Sat, 7 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus HHW
Sun, 8 Nov, 1:40 pm, Game not started, SSW versus STW
Sun, 8 Nov, 5:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus MSW
Tue, 10 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, HHW versus ASW
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus SAM
Wed, 11 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, VIC versus WAU
Wed, 11 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, QUE versus TAS
Wed, 11 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus STW
Thu, 12 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MSW versus BHW
Thu, 12 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MRW versus SSW
Fri, 13 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG
Sat, 14 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus BHW
Sat, 14 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus ASW
Sun, 15 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SSW versus MRW
Sun, 15 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG
Mon, 16 Nov, 10:00 am, Game not started, NSW versus SAM
Mon, 16 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, QUE versus TAS
Mon, 16 Nov, 2:00 pm, Game not started, VIC versus WAU
Mon, 16 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus MSW
Tue, 17 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus SSW
Wed, 18 Nov, 2:30 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG
Thu, 19 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, HHW versus PSW
Thu, 19 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, BHW versus STW
Fri, 20 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, ASW versus MRW
Sat, 21 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, HHW versus STW
Sat, 21 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, SSW versus PSW
Sat, 21 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG
Sun, 22 Nov, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus QUE
Sun, 22 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, BHW versus ASW
Sun, 22 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MSW versus MRW
Mon, 23 Nov, 1:30 pm, Game not started, WAU versus TAS
Tue, 24 Nov, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus VIC
Tue, 24 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG
Wed, 25 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, MRW versus BHW
Thu, 26 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, STW versus ASW
Thu, 26 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, SSW versus MSW
Fri, 27 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG
Fri, 27 Nov, 9:10 pm, Game not started, PSW versus HHW
Sat, 28 Nov, 3:40 pm, Game not started, MRW versus MSW
Sat, 28 Nov, 7:10 pm, Game not started, STW versus SSW
Sun, 29 Nov, 12:00 pm, Game not started, BHW versus PSW
Sun, 29 Nov, 3:30 pm, Game not started, ASW versus HHW
Sun, 29 Nov, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG
Tue, 1 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus
Wed, 2 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, AUS versus ENG
Thu, 3 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, NSW versus WAU
Thu, 3 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, VIC versus QUE
Thu, 3 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAM versus TAS
Thu, 3 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus
Sat, 5 Dec, 7:10 pm, Game not started, versus
Wed, 9 Dec, 1:20 pm, Game not started, AUS versus NZL
Sat, 12 Dec, 8:10 pm, Game not started, MER versus PER
Mon, 14 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAS versus WAW
Tue, 15 Dec, 10:00 am, Game not started, ACM versus SYW
Tue, 15 Dec, 3:00 pm, Game not started, SLW versus AUW
Tue, 15 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, BRI versus SYS
Wed, 16 Dec, 11:00 am, Game not started, SAS versus WAW
Wed, 16 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus ADE
Thu, 17 Dec, 10:00 am, Game not started, ACM versus SYW
Thu, 17 Dec, 11:30 am, Game not started, AUS versus NZL
Thu, 17 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, HOB versus BRI
Fri, 18 Dec, 3:00 pm, Game not started, SLW versus AUW
Fri, 18 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MES versus ADE
Sat, 19 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAW versus VIW
Sat, 19 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus SYS
Sun, 20 Dec, 3:00 pm, Game not started, SLW versus AUW
Sun, 20 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus HOB
Mon, 21 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, TAW versus VIW
Mon, 21 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MES versus BRI
Tue, 22 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYS versus MER
Wed, 23 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, ADE versus SYT
Thu, 24 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, MER versus HOB
Sat, 26 Dec, 10:30 am, Game not started, AUS versus NZL
Sat, 26 Dec, 6:05 pm, Game not started, SYS versus BRI
Sat, 26 Dec, 9:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus MES
Sun, 27 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus MER
Mon, 28 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, BRI versus ADE
Tue, 29 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, HOB versus MES
Wed, 30 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, PER versus SYT
Thu, 31 Dec, 7:15 pm, Game not started, ADE versus MES
Fri, 1 Jan 2027, 4:00 pm, Game not started, MER versus SYS
Fri, 1 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, BRI versus HOB
Sat, 2 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYT versus PER
Sun, 3 Jan 2027, 7:15 pm, Game not started, SYS versus ADE
Former White Ferns captain Sophie Devine has never played a Test. ( AAP: Photosport/Marty Melville )
For years fans and players have been crying out for more women's Test cricket.
Yet by the time Australia's women next don the whites at Headingley to kickstart the 2027 Ashes, 15 months will have passed since their last red-ball match.
Much of this comes down to the team's limited opposition. Just four of the top-ranked women's teams have cricket boards willing to commit to Tests.
Australia, England, India and South Africa have been pushing forward the past five years.
They've played 13 Tests since 2021, either as a standalone or part of a multi-format series, a significant improvement on the five years prior when two Tests were played worldwide.
Both of these fell in the 2017 and 2019 Ashes. The biennial contest has safeguarded tradition for England and Australia at a time when governing bodies have been hell-bent on growing the women's game through the shorter formats.
Australia and England play one Test as part of each multi-format Women's Ashes series. ( Getty Images: Morgan Hancock )
In fact, the Ashes points-based system used to determine the better side across three T20Is, three ODIs and a single Test, has widely been suggested by administrators and players as the best way to increase women's Tests overall. Enticing those on the fence to give it a go.
Tacking on a four-day Test match to a tour that already features six white-ball fixtures sounds like a no-brainer.
Unfortunately, two countries have knocked back that idea this year.
Australia missed out on a chance to face the West Indies in a Test for the first time in 50 years in March when their plans to play a multi-format series in the Caribbean fell through.
Then New Zealand declined to play a Test against Australia later in the year.
The three T20Is and three ODIs scheduled between the trans-Tasman rivals were originally supposed to run through February and March, but when the ICC's inaugural Champions Trophy shifted on the calendar, the tour had to be split.
Instead the three T20Is will now be played at North Sydney Oval, starting Sunday, while the ODIs will still be played at the end of the summer.
The White Ferns are currently in Australia to play three T20 internationals. ( Getty Images: Jason McCawley )
As close neighbours, the White Ferns would be ideal opponents for regular Test match cricket. Both in proximity and habit, the sides already meet most seasons for the Rose Bowl series.
Sadly, New Zealand Cricket doesn't share that view.
Despite being one of the first three nations to play women's Test cricket in the 1930s, it now refuses to play the longest version of the game.
The summer of 1934–35 saw the birth of women's Test cricket, when Australia and New Zealand hosted England on its first overseas tour.
Now, the White Ferns haven't played a Test since 2004.
After the governance of the men's and women's sides of the game were amalgamated, the frequency of Tests for the White Ferns gradually decreased and have now been non-existent for 22 years.
It also appears New Zealand Cricket is unwilling to budge on the matter, as per their previous statement in the media:
"The limited-overs formats have proven to be very effective in terms of attracting and retaining young players, which is a significant factor in the health of the women's game here.
"In time, this will provide a bigger base from which talented players will emerge to ultimately play for the White Ferns.
"Focusing on formats which include ICC global events, such as World Cups, is our preference for now."
ABC Sport requested a fresh response and more clarification but did not hear back.
That means retiring Kiwi legends Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Lea Tahuhu never got to experience red-ball cricket internationally.
At the end of the T20 World Cup the trio retired.
The New Zealanders warmed up for their T20Is in Australia with a clash against the Governor-General's XI. ( Getty Images: Jason McCawley )
Various Australian players told ABC Sport it was an "atrocity" and a "real shame" that after 15 to 20 years of service the trio weren't offered the opportunity.
"Those girls are absolute icons and to think that they've never played a Test match and never will, knowing that they want to, that's tricky," Australia captain Sophie Molineux said.
"Hopefully one day we can play another Test against New Zealand, that would be really special."
"It's a tragedy that they won't get a baggy black cap," Beth Mooney said.
"I feel really sorry for them," Ellyse Perry added.
"They've had amazing, decorated international careers and never got to experience it."
In 2022, New Zealand Cricket was heralded for a groundbreaking pay deal that granted men and women equal match fees.
From then on, when representing their country, both sets of athletes would be paid $NZ4,000 ($3,245) per ODI and $NZ2,500 per T20I.
Although this five-year agreement, due to expire next year, was a positive step in the recognition of female cricketers, it seems to have put the final nail in the coffin for Tests. Requiring a fee of $NZ10,250 per player, it pushed the dream further out of reach.
Especially in light of New Zealand Cricket's latest budget update, which predicted a $NZ7.3 million deficit for the past financial year.
New chief executive Geoff Allott started in the role in July and has indicated the organisation will need "to be prudent" as it looks to get back on track and "ensure long-term sustainability" of the game.
Tahuhu, Devine and Bates made history as New Zealand won its first T20 World Cup in 2024. ( AP: Altaf Qadri )
White Ferns head coach Ben Sawyer recently finished up a four-year tenure where he took the team to its maiden Women's T20 World Cup victory in 2024 and a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Speaking with ABC Sport, Sawyer highlighted the financial burden and the recent news that the England and Wales Cricket Board is considering footing the bill for its April Test match against the West Indies in order to ensure their 2027 multi-format series goes ahead.
"The reality is that it's a very expensive venture because of the equal match payments in New Zealand, and the cost is a huge part of it," Sawyer said.
"I'm assuming that's over $NZ150,000 in match payments and there are other priorities for them.
"Their domestic structure isn't full-time, and so it's my opinion that they think that money could be better used elsewhere."
Sawyer has previously held a range of coaching roles in women's cricket — as an Australian assistant, the head coach of the Sydney Sixers and the head coach of the Birmingham Phoenix.
Ben Sawyer has held several high-profile coaching roles in women's cricket. ( Getty Images: Matt King )
He explained that New Zealand's top players are only contracted from October to March for eight hours per week. They train individually in the off-season and with teammates in-season at night after work.
When Sawyer first took on the White Ferns job, he recommended the national sporting body copy England's county system and gradually build their numbers the same way; starting with two to three professionals in each county, before eventually signing five to seven and then making the entire team full-time.
Since then, he hasn't seen any progress in this regard.
"I've always respected the vision that Cricket Australia have for five to 10 years down the track and the money they're willing to invest; that's what makes them the best in the world," he said.
If New Zealand Cricket was to change its mind and green-light a women's Test, Sawyer believes it'd be better to play someone with a lower ranking and a similar part-time domestic structure.
"They'd need a good lead in, and I wouldn't necessarily want to play Australia first.
"Maybe that's where two countries like New Zealand and Sri Lanka get together and say let's play one.
"I've got no doubt it'd be tough and hard the first time, but it's the only way to get better."
This article was written for the ABC Cricket Magazine , available online, or in local newsagents from November.
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