London, July 13 - England's batting hero Jimmy Anderson said Australian captain Ricky Ponting got it wrong by bowling part-time spinner Marcus North in the dramatic final overs of the drawn Cardiff Test, but the Australian captain defended his decision saying he used the off-spinner to squeeze in as many overs as possible.

As England held out for a nail-biting draw, Ponting bowled North for two of the final four overs at a time when Australia's pacemen had been far more threatening to the last batting pair of Anderson and Monty Panesar. Offspinner Nathan Hauritz was bowling at the other end.

'Certainly when they put Marcus North on I thought we had a great chance, them putting a part time spinner on,' Anderson was quoted as saying by the Australian media.

'I thought, we've got a good chance here because Monty was playing it very well, we were communicating well together.'

Ponting vigorously justified using his spinners as he realised time was running out and he insisted Australia needed to bowl as many deliveries as possible at England's last pair.

'Look, we were running a bit short of time,' Ponting said.