Paceman Gus Atkinson Compounds the English team's Injury Problems.
'Serious blow' for England as Atkinson goes off with a hamstring injury.
Gus Atkinson further complicated England's injury problems when he left the field on the second morning in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
The pace bowler pulled up with his left hamstring after the final ball in his spell on Saturday.
Team management indicated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and was to take time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The series decider in this Ashes battle in Sydney gets underway this coming Sunday.
The visitors have already lost strike bowlers Mark Wood due to knee trouble and another paceman with an abdominal strain during this series.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad to provide backup.
The seamer had a tough time during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was left out from the previous Test, then recalled for the Boxing Day match to fill the void.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, taking two wickets in Australia's first innings, and scoring 28 runs as a batsman among just a trio of England players who passed ten runs.
Following a brief spell late on the first day, he returned on Saturday morning and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
Yet, towards the conclusion of that over, he sent down a variation to the batsman and immediately felt for his hamstring.
Gus Atkinson was recalled for the fourth Ashes Test after being left out the previous Test.
