Australia's women could have to wait multiple summers to play another home Test with Sunday's thrilling Ashes finish no silver bullet for more red-ball cricket.
Sunday's final hour was arguably the best women's Test played, with all four results still on the table into the last over as England chased 257 for victory in 48 overs and finished nine wickets down.
The match prompted widespread calls for more women's Tests, as both teams went after the win on the final day after rain looked likely to ruin the match.
But as things stand, not one future Test is locked into the ICC's calendar.
England will host South Africa this winter, where there is some hope a multi-format series similar to the Ashes could be played to include a Test.
For Australia, the wait will likely be longer.
The ICC has not released a future tours programme for females, and did not respond when asked for one by AAP over the weekend.
However in accordance with the cycle, Pakistan and West Indies are the next teams due to tour Australia after last doing so in 2014-15.
Neither of those nations have played a Test since 2004, and would be extremely unlikely to do so again soon.
New Zealand and South Africa could be options when they next tour, but both would again be no certainty to feature in a Test.
Australia will feature in an away Test during the 2023 Ashes, but it means their next home one may not be until India or England next return as late as 2025-26.
Coach Matthew Mott conceded that the wait could indeed be for those teams to return, after a Canberra fixture that was the fastest scoring in women's Test history and had a wicket fall once every nine overs.
"It was a great advertisement for the women's cricket, and particularly Test match cricket," Mott said.
"I still think that the Test matches are really good in this (multi-format) context, around the top teams playing it.
"(At the moment) I think that that will only come to the fore when we're playing India and England every couple of years.
"And then obviously South Africa and New Zealand (are options for a multi-format series, depending on) whether they have an appetite for it as well."
Mott also believed Australia's batting would benefit most with more Tests, particularly around decision-making on balls outside off stump.
The hosts were 2-4 and 2-12 early in both their innings, losing wickets playing at swinging balls after predominantly playing white-ball cricket.
Australia will now turn their attention to three ODIs against England starting Thursday, where one win will be enough to retain the Ashes.
Mott confirmed that seamer Megan Schutt would return, after workload concerns saw her rested from the Test with a 50-over World Cup ahead in March.
