 He had a particular impact on Graeme Hick, who was appearing in Test cricket for the first time, dismissing him six times in seven innings with short-pitched bowling.Accurate bowling was important in the series, played on a series of slow-paced pitches; according to Scyld Berry, writing in "Wisden", "Since the 1988 tour, Ambrose had improved his control to the point where a batsman had to play almost every ball—and not with a scoring stroke, either".Berry suggests that West Indies may have won the series had Viv Richards used a different tactical approach with Ambrose's bowling.