Seamer Gus Atkinson Compounds England's Fitness Concerns.
'Significant concern' for England after Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.
The English seamer increased the injury concerns plaguing England when he left the field early on day two of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.
The pace bowler experienced discomfort in his left hamstring after the final ball of the fourth over on Saturday.
Team management stated Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and required time away from the action to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the series at the SCG begins at the end of the week.
The English side has previously lost strike bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was added to the party to provide backup.
His form was underwhelming early in the series, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.
He was left out of the third Test, before being recalled for the Boxing Day match as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, taking two wickets with the ball, and scoring 28 runs with the bat as one of just three teammates to get into double digits.
Post a single over at the end of day one, he returned the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
However, on the final ball of the fifth over, he bowled a variation to the batsman and promptly felt his left hamstring.
The English bowler returned to the side for the Melbourne match having missed the previous Test.
