Paceman Gus Atkinson Adds to England's Injury Worries.
'Serious blow' for the touring side as Atkinson is forced off with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer further complicated England's injury problems when he left the ground on the second morning in the Melbourne Test against Australia.
The pace bowler experienced discomfort in his left hamstring post-delivery that he bowled at the MCG.
Team management indicated Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and would spend time away from the action in order to be assessed "in the coming hours".
The series decider in this Ashes battle at the SCG begins this coming Sunday.
England have already lost fast bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and Jofra Archer because of a side injury during this series.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad to provide backup.
Atkinson struggled early in the series, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was dropped from the previous Test, before being recalled for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.
Surrey's Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, taking two wickets during the host's first knock, then making 28 as a batsman being one of only three England players to get into double digits.
Following a brief spell late on the first day, he returned the next day and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
However, at the end of the fifth over, he delivered a slower ball to Travis Head and suddenly grabbed at his leg.
The English bowler returned to the side for the Boxing Day Test having missed the Adelaide game.
