Sydney, Jan. 7 : Australian captain Ricky Ponting has described opener Matthew Hayden''s experience as a valuable asset, and does not visualise him hanging up his gloves any time soon, especially when the team is passing through a transitional phase.

Ponting''s comments came as the selectors are due to sit down to choose the national one-day and Twenty20 sides to play South Africa on Thursday morning.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, there is uncertainty about Hayden''s selection in either side.

New Delhi, Jan. 7 : The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today expressed its shock and disappointment at the disclosures made by B. Ramalinga Raju on the financial position and financial statements of Satyam Computer Services.

In a statement it said that there is a need to immediately examine the loopholes in regulation, accounting, audit and governance that allowed such lapses to occur and address them with urgency.

Bollywood is ready to make its presence strongly felt at the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards.

AR Rahman is already a top runner for the Best Musical Score for Boyle’s best film to date ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, and now news is that King Khan may become the first Indian superstar to give away an award at the event held January 11 at the Beverly Hilton.

It is learnt that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has invited Shahrukh Khan to present one of the awards.

Washington, January 7 : Jamie Foxx has reportedly shelled between 15,000 and 20,000 dollars to rent a Washington house - for 6 days.

The Academy Award-winning actor was said to have spent the staggering amount to base himself in the state from January 16-21 for U. S. President-elect Barack Obama''s inauguration ceremony.

The stand-up comedian, whose new CD, "Intuition," is amongst the top 10 for the third week, had reportedly contributed 50,000 dollars to the inauguration, reports FoxNews.

New York, January 7 : Former U. S. President John F.

London, Jan. 7 : England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen is reported to have quit claiming that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has not acted quickly enough on his differences with coach Peter Moores.

Former England bowler Alex Tudor told Sky News: "This is a real shock. I know a lot pundits and professionals and ex players who say that the captain generally gets his way and the coach is probably the one that goes."