How to watch Australia vs England Women's Ashes Test and what time the match starts

Australia may have comprehensively won the Women's Ashes series, but there is plenty to play for in the standalone Test match at the MCG.

The historic day-night match at Australia's grandest cricket arena is a major moment for the women's game, and a match that Australia and England will desperately want to claim victory in.

Here is what you need to know about the Women's Ashes Test match at the MCG?

What time does the Women's Ashes Test start?

Day one of the Test match will begin at 2:30pm AEDT.

This match is a day-night Test, with Cricket Australia hoping thousands will pass through the gates throughout each afternoon and evening.

Here are the starting times for day one in your state or territory:

2:30pm AEDT: NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, ACT

1:30pm AEST: Queensland

2:00pm ACDT: South Australia

1:00pm ACST: Northern Territory

11:30am AWST: Western Australia

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How can I follow the action live?

ABC Sport will be live blogging every ball across the series at abc.net.au/sport.

The team will also be calling the action live on digital radio, the ABC listen app, and via the buttons on abc.net.au/sport. See the full schedule here.

Channel 7 will broadcast the entire series via their main channel and via the 7plus app. Foxtel and Kayo will also be broadcasting the Test match.

Who are in the Australian and England squads?

The focus for the Australian team will be on captain Alyssa Healy.

She has recently been battling injury which has kept her from recent white-ball matches.

Should she play, it is expected that she will only bat and leave the wicketkeeping duties to Beth Mooney who has done a fine job behind the stumps this summer against India, New Zealand and England.

Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (vc), Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham

England have trimmed down their squad from the crew who were part of the three ODIs and T20s.

Alice Capsey, Linsey Smith, Sarah Glenn, Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson have left Australia, while Kate Cross, Tammy Beaumont and Ryana MacDonald-Gay are into the Test squad.

England: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge

When was the last women's Test match at the MCG?

The Test match at the MCG marks the 90th anniversary of women's Test matches.

It is the first Test match for women at the MCG since 1949. Back then Australia was being led by names including Betty Wilson, Molly Dive and Una Paisley.

This is also the first pink-ball Test match ever played at the MCG.

The last pink-ball Test played between Australian and England was at North Sydney Oval in 2017.

That match ended in a draw, while Ellyse Perry's double century was the highlight of the contest.

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