Paceman Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Fitness Problems.
'Major setback' for the English camp after Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.
The pace bowler added to England's injury problems when he left the ground on the second morning in the Melbourne Test against Australia.
Atkinson pulled up with his hamstring immediately following a delivery of the fourth over on Saturday.
Team management indicated Atkinson reported "discomfort" and was to take time away from the action in order to be assessed "over the next few hours".
The concluding match of the tour in Sydney gets underway on Sunday, 4 January.
The visitors have already lost strike bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer because of a side injury during this series.
Matthew Fisher was added to the party to provide backup.
His form was underwhelming in the opening two Tests, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.
He was left out from the previous Test, only to be brought back for the fourth Test as Archer's replacement.
The county bowler improved at the MCG, taking two wickets with the ball, then making 28 while batting being one of only three English batsmen to get into double digits.
After bowling one over in Australia's second innings, he returned for the second day's play and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
Yet, on the final ball of his spell, he sent down a variation to Travis Head and promptly felt his left hamstring.
Gus Atkinson was brought back for the Melbourne match having missed the previous Test.
