Seamer Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Fitness Problems.
'Major setback' for the English camp after Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
Gus Atkinson further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the playing area on the second morning of the fourth Ashes Test versus the Australians.
The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his left hamstring post-delivery in his spell on Saturday.
Team management reported the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and required time on the sidelines for further assessment "over the next few hours".
The series decider of the tour in Sydney gets underway on Sunday, 4 January.
The visitors have previously lost strike bowlers Mark Wood due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer because of a side injury during this series.
Matthew Fisher was called up as cover for Wood.
Atkinson struggled during the first two matches, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was omitted from the previous Test, before being recalled for the fourth Test as Archer's replacement.
The county bowler improved at the MCG, bagging two scalps with the ball, and scoring 28 runs with the bat among just a trio of English batsmen to reach double figures.
Following a brief spell at the end of day one, he returned for the second day's play and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper.
Yet, on the final ball of that over, he sent down a change of pace to the batsman and immediately felt at his leg.
The English bowler returned to the side for the fourth Ashes Test after being left out the previous Test.