Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Fitness Problems.
'Major setback' for the touring side as Atkinson leaves the field suffering a hamstring problem.
Gus Atkinson further complicated England's injury problems upon exiting the field early on day two in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his left leg post-delivery that he bowled on Saturday.
Team management indicated Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and required time away from the action to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".
The concluding match of the tour in Sydney gets underway on Sunday, 4 January.
England have already lost fast bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer because of a side injury on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was called up as injury reinforcement.
Atkinson struggled early in the series, claiming a mere three wickets.
He was left out from the previous Test, then recalled for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.
Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, bagging two scalps during the host's first knock, then making 28 with the bat being one of only three teammates to get into double digits.
After bowling one over at the end of day one, he returned the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
Yet, on the final ball of that over, he delivered a slower ball to the batsman and suddenly grabbed his left hamstring.
The English bowler was recalled for the Boxing Day Test following his omission of the third.
