LONDON: England and Australia's women's teams will break with tradition this season when their version of the Ashes is conducted across all three international formats.
The series, beginning in August will start with a Test match and then continue with three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 fixtures.
The team which has accrued the most points in all fixtures, six available for success in the Test and two for a victory in each of the other matches, will win the Ashes.
Head of England women's cricket Clare Connor said: "The women's game has seen huge growth in interest and profile as a result of the limited-overs formats in recent years.
"The new Women's Ashes Series looks to combine this reality with the prestige and tradition of Test match cricket.
"We believe that this new multi-format series will gain significantly more profile and context than can be generated by playing a one-off Test match every couple of years."
England and Australia's men's teams, who played the first Test match in 1877, contest the latest edition of their Ashes series across five Tests in England starting in July.
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