ENGLAND’S bid to regain the Women’s Ashes in Australia early next year will take in a historic day-night Test match at the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Australia’s largest stadium is set to stage a four-day encounter between the rivals from January 30 to February 2, which will be the first women’s Test at the venue since 1949.

The multi-format series gets under way on January 12 with the first of three ODIs while the Sydney Cricket Ground and Adelaide Oval are among the T20 venues ahead of a possible pink-ball Test decider at the MCG.