Seamer Gus Atkinson Adds to England's Injury Concerns.
'Major setback' for the touring side as Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
The pace bowler further complicated the injury concerns plaguing England when he left the field during Saturday's play in the Melbourne Test versus the Australians.
Atkinson pulled up with his left hamstring immediately following a delivery in his spell at the MCG.
The England team stated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and would spend time on the sidelines in order to be assessed "over the next few hours".
The final Test of the series at the SCG begins at the end of the week.
The visitors have already lost key quicks one seamer with a knee problem and another paceman with an abdominal strain on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was called up as injury reinforcement.
The seamer had a tough time in the opening two Tests, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.
He was left out of the third 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 with the ball, then making 28 as a batsman being one of only three England players to get into double digits.
Post a single over in Australia's second innings, he resumed for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
However, on the final ball of his spell, he bowled a change of pace to Travis Head and promptly felt at his leg.
The English bowler returned to the side for the fourth Ashes Test following his omission of the third.
