<p>Anderson said despite the Australian captain's poor form, Ponting remains a threat to the opposition because of the wealth of experience he possesses.<br /><br />"He has been out of form but he is a fine player and a real wicket that we cherish and we really want to get so I think he will be a big loss for them," Anderson was quoted as saying by The Daily Telegraph Friday.<br /><br />The Australian skipper was Thursday ruled out from the final Test here starting Jan 3 due to a broken finger.<br /><br />Ponting's replacement for the Sydney Test is New South Wales batsman Usman Khawaja and Anderson is confident that England attack will get the measure of him.<br /><br />"It will be slightly new. We have played against him and had a bit of experience against him.<br /><br />"The guys have had a taste of what he is about, what his strengths are. Hopefully a bit more background knowledge from a couple of the local guys like (England's Australian bowling coach) David Saker, might help us even more."<br /><br />England lead the Ashes 2-1 with the urn already in the bag. But Anderson reaffirmed that the team is focussed on winning the away series after 24 years.<br /><br />"When I was growing up as a kid watching us come over here and struggle, then being involved in 2006-07, that was really tough.<br /><br />"So all of us want to go home with a winning series, not just retaining the Ashes, we are not going to settle for that now.<br /><br />"We have still got a 24-year record that we want to put to bed and we are not going to settle for a 2-2 series," he said.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Anderson said despite the Australian captain's poor form, Ponting remains a threat to the opposition because of the wealth of experience he possesses.<br /><br />"He has been out of form but he is a fine player and a real wicket that we cherish and we really want to get so I think he will be a big loss for them," Anderson was quoted as saying by The Daily Telegraph Friday.<br /><br />The Australian skipper was Thursday ruled out from the final Test here starting Jan 3 due to a broken finger.<br /><br />Ponting's replacement for the Sydney Test is New South Wales batsman Usman Khawaja and Anderson is confident that England attack will get the measure of him.<br /><br />"It will be slightly new. We have played against him and had a bit of experience against him.<br /><br />"The guys have had a taste of what he is about, what his strengths are. Hopefully a bit more background knowledge from a couple of the local guys like (England's Australian bowling coach) David Saker, might help us even more."<br /><br />England lead the Ashes 2-1 with the urn already in the bag. But Anderson reaffirmed that the team is focussed on winning the away series after 24 years.<br /><br />"When I was growing up as a kid watching us come over here and struggle, then being involved in 2006-07, that was really tough.<br /><br />"So all of us want to go home with a winning series, not just retaining the Ashes, we are not going to settle for that now.<br /><br />"We have still got a 24-year record that we want to put to bed and we are not going to settle for a 2-2 series," he said.<br /><br /><br /></p>