Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Adds to England's Fitness Worries.
'Serious blow' for the touring side as Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer further complicated England's injury problems after leaving the field early on day two in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
The pace bowler experienced discomfort in his left hamstring after the final ball that he bowled during the morning session.
Team management reported the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and would spend time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The final Test of the series beginning on 4 January begins at the end of the week.
England have been without fast bowlers Mark Wood due to knee trouble and another paceman to a side strain during this series.
A replacement bowler was added to the party as injury reinforcement.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, claiming a mere three wickets.
He was left out for the Adelaide match, only to be brought back for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.
Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, bagging two scalps during the host's first knock, before adding 28 while batting among just a trio of England players to reach double figures.
After bowling one over late on the first day, he resumed the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
Yet, at the end of the fifth over, he bowled a slower ball to the batsman and suddenly grabbed for his hamstring.
The English bowler was recalled for the Boxing Day Test after being left out of the third.
