Fast bowler Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Worries.
'Major setback' for the English camp as Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer increased the injury concerns plaguing England after leaving the field early on day two in the Melbourne Test versus the Australians.
Atkinson pulled up with his left leg post-delivery in his spell on Saturday.
Team management stated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and required time away from the action for further assessment "in the coming hours".
The final Test in this Ashes battle in Sydney gets underway this coming Sunday.
The English side has previously lost strike bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and another paceman with an abdominal strain during this series.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad to provide backup.
The seamer had a tough time early in the series, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was omitted for the Adelaide match, then recalled for the Melbourne Test as Archer's replacement.
Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets during the host's first knock, then making 28 with the bat being one of only three English batsmen to reach double figures.
Post a single over at the end of day one, he returned on Saturday morning and had nightwatchman taken by the wicketkeeper.
Yet, at the end of the fifth over, he delivered a slower ball to the batsman and immediately felt for his hamstring.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Melbourne match having missed of the third.
