Fast bowler Atkinson Exacerbates England's Fitness Problems.
'Serious blow' for the English camp as Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer further complicated the injury concerns plaguing England when he left the playing area early on day two of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.
Atkinson experienced discomfort in his hamstring post-delivery in his spell during the morning session.
The touring camp reported the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and was to take time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the tour beginning on 4 January gets underway on Sunday, 4 January.
England have been without strike bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer to a side strain on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was dropped for the Adelaide match, only to be brought back for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.
Atkinson improved at the MCG, taking two wickets with the ball, and scoring 28 runs with the bat among just a trio of teammates to reach double figures.
After bowling one over late on the first day, he came back on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
However, on the final ball of that over, he sent down a slower ball to Travis Head and suddenly grabbed for his hamstring.
Gus Atkinson was recalled for the Boxing Day Test following his omission of the third.
