Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Compounds the English team's Fitness Worries.
'Major setback' for England after Atkinson goes off due to a hamstring issue.
Gus Atkinson further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad upon exiting the ground during Saturday's play of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
The right-arm seamer experienced discomfort in his left leg immediately following a delivery that he bowled during the morning session.
Team management stated Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and required time on the sidelines in order to be assessed "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the tour beginning on 4 January gets underway at the end of the week.
England have already lost fast bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and another paceman to a side strain on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was added to the party as cover for Wood.
The seamer had a tough time during the first two matches, managing only three wickets.
He was dropped of the third Test, then recalled for the Boxing Day match to fill the void.
Atkinson improved at the MCG, taking two wickets in Australia's first innings, then making 28 with the bat being one of only three England players to get into double digits.
Following a brief spell late on the first day, he came back the next day and had nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
Yet, on the final ball of his spell, he bowled a variation to Travis Head and immediately felt at his leg.
The English bowler returned to the side for the fourth Ashes Test following his omission the Adelaide game.
