The national women's cricket side have started pink-ball planning as they prepare to make history in the first ever day-night Ashes Test.
Australia and England will square off in a pink-ball Test at North Sydney Oval that starts on November 9.
The three-format series will be decided via a points system, with the one-off Test ranked as the most important fixture.
Rachael Haynes, who will captain Australia in the absence of injured skipper Meg Lanning, is ready to embrace the innovation.
"We've seen in men's cricket there are some pretty key moments within a match when you're using a pink ball," Haynes told reporters, when asked about the first day-night women's Test.
"We've definitely incorporated it into our training, so it won't be foreign to us.
"Both teams will be faced with a similar challenge but we'll have practice matches and things like that.
"We'll get used to it under lights .. I'm really excietd about it."
Captains have made funky declarations in men's day-night Sheffield Shield games and Tests, wanting the opposition to bat in the awkward mix of natural and artificial light at sunset.
Haynes was tight-lipped when asked if she will follow suit.
"I'll see what happens in the context of the game and make those decisions as they come," she said.
"It's a pretty pivotal match in the context of the series with the points allocation, we'll be keen to get a win."
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