Seamer Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Fitness Worries.
'Serious blow' for the English camp after Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.
The pace bowler further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the ground early on day two in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
Atkinson experienced discomfort in his left leg post-delivery in his spell during the morning session.
The England team reported the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and required time on the sidelines in order to be assessed "over the next few hours".
The final Test in this Ashes battle in Sydney begins this coming Sunday.
The visitors have been without fast bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and another paceman with an abdominal strain on the current trip.
Matthew Fisher was called up as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was omitted for the Adelaide match, then recalled for the Boxing Day match as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, and scoring 28 runs with the bat as one of just three England players to get into double digits.
Post a single over at the end of day one, he returned the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
Yet, on the final ball of his spell, he sent down a slower ball to Travis Head and promptly felt for his hamstring.
The English bowler was recalled for the fourth Ashes Test having missed the Adelaide game.
