although not as fast as he had been on the previous tour, constantine was still capable of short bursts of very fast bowling. however, the slowness of the pitch reduced the effectiveness of the bodyline tactics, and constantine took one for 55; england's captain douglas jardine, who had implemented the bodyline tactics in australia, batted for five hours to score his only test century. the public disapproval expressed during and after the match was instrumental in turning english attitudes against bodyline, something constantine considered hypocritical. in the west indies' second innings constantine's innings of 64 in an hour ensured that the match was drawn. nelson initially agreed to release him for the third test, with essex all-rounder stan nichols to be constantine's substitute for the club team. when jardine heard, he convinced the england selectors to include nichols in the england team for the test, the deal collapsed and constantine did not play. most critics believed that the west indies underachieved in the test series; constantine believed that one cause was the inadequacy of grant as captain. in all first-class games on the tour constantine scored 181 runs at 20.11 and took 14 wickets at 22.14.