Seamer Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Worries.
'Serious blow' for the English camp as Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
The pace bowler added to the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the playing area on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his left leg post-delivery in his spell during the morning session.
The England team indicated Atkinson felt some "soreness" and was to take time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "during the day".
The final Test of the tour at the SCG starts on Sunday, 4 January.
The English side has already lost key quicks one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer to a side strain during this series.
Matthew Fisher was added to the party to provide backup.
The seamer had a tough time early in the series, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was left out from the previous Test, before being recalled for the fourth Test to fill the void.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, then making 28 with the bat being one of only three teammates who passed ten runs.
Following a brief spell at the end of day one, he returned for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
However, at the end of the fifth over, he delivered a change of pace to the batsman and suddenly grabbed at his leg.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Melbourne match following his omission the Adelaide game.
