Police have ordered a bone test for him to confirm his age.

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Then, on March 26, 2001, a bone marrow test revealed that he had 5q- syndrome.

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The Delhi police, who had demanded a bone ossification test as confirmation, said they would challenge the verdict in the High Court.

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However there was still no diagnosis - and Blaze was moved to Manchester Children's Hospital where another raft of tests, including a lymph node biopsy and a bone marrow test, were carried out.

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This is because scientists rely on the bone retaining significant amounts of the protein collagen to test.

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Ponting, who averaged 16.14 runs in the series, aggravated the problem during the fourth Test in Melbourne, further displacing the bone fragment.

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Beginning this month the Hoechst-Ariad Genomics Center will test some 30, 000 genes for activity in forming bone cells.

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This February came test results that stunned him: No leukemia detected in his bone marrow.

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Swann meanwhile, will fly home from the Caribbean after the Test series ends in Trinidad on 10 March having experienced discomfort with pieces of floating bone.

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