 Any danger that Ambrose might have retired after this series was forestalled when Brian Lara was appointed West Indies captain and immediately spoke to Ambrose and Walsh to ask them to continue in the team.When England toured the West Indies between January and April 1998, he took 30 wickets at 14.26 to top the bowling averages for the series.Many of the pitches during the tour were poor for batting, but Ambrose was very effective, particularly in the second, third and fourth Tests.