Editing Curtly Ambrose (section)

===Series against Australia and England===
West Indies toured Pakistan in late 1990, and Ambrose topped the team's bowling averages in a three-match series which was drawn 1–1. He took 14 wickets at 17.07,<ref>Ahmed (1992), pp. 1,012–13.</ref> but was overshadowed slightly by the performances of [[Ian Bishop (cricketer, born 1967)|Ian Bishop]].<ref>Ahmed (1992), p. 1,011.</ref> He played the first two ODIs, but missed the third after Pakistan had already won the series, and his best figures in the Tests came in the final match when he took five for 35.<ref>Ahmed (1992), pp. 1,014–16, 1,022.</ref> Then, when Australia toured West Indies from February 1991, Ambrose took 18 wickets in the five Tests at an average of 27.38. West Indies won the series 2–1, and Ambrose was fourth in the averages,<ref>Cozier (1992), p. 1,044.</ref> but Tony Cozier observed in ''Wisden'' that the whole West Indies attack was dependable.<ref name=Aus90>Cozier (1992), p. 1,043.</ref> Ambrose made an impression batting as part of a West Indian [[Batting order (cricket)#Lower order or tail|lower batting order]] which repeatedly added crucial runs during the series. He took part in two important partnerships to help his team recover from a difficult situation,<ref name=Aus90/> and in the third match, he scored his only half-century in Tests.<ref name=figures/> He also took 20 first-class wickets for Leeward Islands.<ref>{{Cite book| last = Cozier | first = Tony | title = Wisden Cricketers' Almanack| year = 1992| publisher = John Wisden & Co| chapter = Cricket in the West Indies, 1990–91| location = London| isbn = 0-947766-18-9| page = 1,135}}</ref>

West Indies' next matches were in England. The Test series was drawn 2–2 and Ambrose was the team's leading wicket-taker with 28 (averaging 20.00); he also came top of the bowling averages.<ref>Berry (1992), pp. 297–98.</ref> 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".<ref name=Eng91>Berry (1992), p. 294.</ref> Berry suggests that West Indies may have won the series had Viv Richards used a different tactical approach with Ambrose's bowling. The bowler was not fully fit in the final Test, which may have affected the outcome. Berry describes "Ambrose's rise to the status of a giant—with the mannerism of celebrating each wicket by whirling his arms upwards, like a flock of doves taking to the air."<ref name=Eng91/> Ambrose twice took five wickets in an innings—his best figures were six for 52 in the first Test, when he twice took wickets with consecutive deliveries.<ref name=figures/><ref>Callaghan, John in Berry (1992), pp. 309.</ref> Ambrose was named man-of the-match in the third Test and adjudged West Indies man-of-the-series.<ref>Berry (1992), pp. 317, 328.</ref> For his performances, Ambrose was named one of ''Wisden's'' [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|Cricketers of the Year]]. The citation remarked on his consistency and stated: "Ambrose has the ability to exert a debilitating psychological influence which so often precipitates a cluster of wickets after the initial breach has been made&nbsp;... Moreover, he was arguably the essential difference between the two sides in what proved to be a zestful series."<ref name=coy/> The West Indies [[wicket-keeper]], [[Jeff Dujon]], said: "He is mature beyond his years, has pace, accuracy, heart and determination, plus, importantly, real pride in economical figures."<ref name=coy/>