 Ambrose also played five ODIs during the West Indies home season, taking nine wickets.West Indies' loss of form continued in late 1997 when they lost every international match during their tour of Pakistan.Ambrose played in two out of West Indies' three matches in an ODI tournament, taking one wicket, but his performance in taking one wicket in the two Test matches he played—he missed the third match with injury—prompted Fazeer Mohammed, writing in "Wisden", to describe Ambrose as "a shadow of his former self".