Paceman Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Fitness Concerns.
'Major setback' for England after Atkinson goes off with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad after leaving the playing area during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test versus the Australians.
The right-arm seamer experienced discomfort in his left hamstring post-delivery of the fourth over during the morning session.
The touring camp indicated the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and required time away from the action to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the series in Sydney gets underway at the end of the week.
England have been without strike bowlers one seamer due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.
The seamer had a tough time early in the series, managing only three wickets.
He was omitted from the previous Test, only to be brought back for the fourth Test to fill the void.
Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, bagging two scalps in Australia's first innings, and scoring 28 runs with the bat being one of only three England players who passed ten runs.
Post a single over in Australia's second innings, he resumed for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
Yet, towards the conclusion of the fifth over, he sent down a change of pace to Travis Head and promptly felt for his hamstring.
Atkinson was recalled for the Melbourne match having missed of the third.
