Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Worries.
'Significant concern' for the touring side after Atkinson is forced off with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer increased England's injury problems upon exiting the ground on the second morning of the fourth Ashes Test versus the Australians.
Atkinson experienced discomfort in his hamstring immediately following a delivery that he bowled on Saturday.
The touring camp reported the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and was to take time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".
The series decider of the tour in Sydney starts on Sunday, 4 January.
The visitors have already lost fast bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and another paceman with an abdominal strain during this series.
A replacement bowler was called up to provide backup.
Atkinson struggled early in the series, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was left out from the previous Test, before being recalled for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.
Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, bagging two scalps with the ball, then making 28 as a batsman as one of just three teammates to reach double figures.
After bowling one over late on the first day, he came back the next day and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
Unfortunately, towards the conclusion of that over, he delivered a change of pace to the batsman and immediately felt at his leg.
The English bowler was recalled for the Melbourne match having missed the Adelaide game.
