Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Fitness Concerns.
'Serious blow' for the English camp after Atkinson leaves the field due to a hamstring issue.
Gus Atkinson increased the injury concerns plaguing England when he left the playing area early on day two of the fourth Ashes Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer experienced discomfort in his hamstring post-delivery that he bowled at the MCG.
The England team indicated Atkinson felt some "soreness" and was to take time off the field for further assessment "during the day".
The concluding match of the tour at the SCG starts on Sunday, 4 January.
The visitors have already lost strike bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad to provide backup.
The seamer had a tough time during the first two matches, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was left out for the Adelaide match, then recalled for the Boxing Day match to fill the void.
Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets during the host's first knock, and scoring 28 runs while batting being one of only three England players who passed ten runs.
Following a brief spell at the end of day one, he returned on Saturday morning and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
However, at the end of that over, he delivered a variation to the batsman and immediately felt for his hamstring.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Melbourne match after being left out the Adelaide game.
