Matches comprise four-innings and are held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations.

[2] The primary, and most noticeable, difference from the men's game is that women's Test matches are typically played over four days, rather than five.

[8] Australia's captain, Meg Lanning, expressed her interest in more Women's Test matches being played.

[12] In June 2020, during an ICC webinar, Devine and India's Jemimah Rodrigues both supported the idea of a multi-format series for women's cricket.

[13] In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.

[14] On International Women's Day 2021, it was announced that India and England would play a one-off Test later in the year.

[21] Another Test match, between Australia and England, was played at Manuka Oval, Canberra, between 27 and 30 January 2022, as part of the 2021–22 Women's Ashes series.

[27][28] Due to the infrequent playing of women's Test cricket outside of Australia, England and New Zealand, cumulative records, such as the most runs during a career, are dominated by players from those three nations.

[30] Annetts was also involved in the largest partnership in women's Test cricket, sharing a stand of 309 runs with Lindsay Reeler in 1987.

[32] Mary Duggan, who played for England between 1949 and 1963 is the leading wicket-taker in women's Test cricket, claiming 77 wickets from 17 matches.

[33] The next most prolific bowler is Australia's Betty Wilson, who claimed her 68 wickets at the lowest bowling average, 11.80 and the first hat-trick in Women's Test cricket.

[37] Lisa Nye holds the record for the most dismissals in a single innings, having been responsible for eight of the ten wickets for England against New Zealand in 1992.