 He was second in the averages to Walsh with 17 wickets at 18.64.After taking just one wicket in the first Test, although Martin Johnson, in "Wisden", suggested he bowled very well, Ambrose took five wickets in the second Test but was again unlucky as the batsmen were beaten by many deliveries that he bowled.After this match, Ambrose returned to the West Indies having been rested from an ODI tournament involving England and Zimbabwe.