Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Compounds England's Fitness Worries.
'Major setback' for England as Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.
Gus Atkinson further complicated the injury concerns plaguing England when he left the playing area early on day two of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
The pace bowler felt a problem in his hamstring immediately following a delivery in his spell at the MCG.
The England team reported Atkinson reported "discomfort" and was to take time off the field for further assessment "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the tour at the SCG begins this coming Sunday.
The English side has been without fast bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer to a side strain on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was called up as injury reinforcement.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was dropped from the previous Test, only to be brought back for the Boxing Day match to fill the void.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets with the ball, then making 28 while batting among just a trio of English batsmen to get into double digits.
After bowling one over at the end of day one, he returned on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
However, at the end of the fifth over, he delivered a change of pace to the batsman and suddenly grabbed his left hamstring.
The English bowler was brought back for the Melbourne match having missed the previous Test.
