Seamer Gus Atkinson Compounds the English team's Injury Concerns.
'Significant concern' for England as Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer increased the fitness woes of the England squad after leaving the ground during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.
The pace bowler pulled up with his hamstring immediately following a delivery of the fourth over at the MCG.
The touring camp stated the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and was to take time off the field in order to be assessed "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the series at the SCG gets underway this coming Sunday.
The visitors have previously lost fast bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and another paceman because of a side injury during this series.
Matthew Fisher was called up as injury reinforcement.
Atkinson struggled in the opening two Tests, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was omitted of the third Test, before being recalled for the Boxing Day match to fill the void.
Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, bagging two scalps with the ball, then making 28 with the bat as one of just three teammates who passed ten runs.
After bowling one over late on the first day, he returned on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
Yet, on the final ball of the fifth over, he delivered a slower ball to the batsman and suddenly grabbed at his leg.
The English bowler was recalled for the Melbourne match after being left out of the third.
