Seamer Gus Atkinson Adds to England's Injury Worries.
'Significant concern' for England after Atkinson is forced off with a hamstring injury.
The pace bowler further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad upon exiting the field early on day two of the fourth Ashes Test versus the Australians.
The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his left leg post-delivery of the fourth over at the MCG.
The England team reported Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and would spend time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".
The series decider in this Ashes battle beginning on 4 January starts at the end of the week.
The visitors have been without key quicks one seamer with a knee problem and another paceman with an abdominal strain during this series.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.
Atkinson struggled during the first two matches, taking just three wickets.
He was dropped for the Adelaide match, before being recalled for the Melbourne Test in the playing XI.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, bagging two scalps during the host's first knock, then making 28 as a batsman as one of just three English batsmen to reach double figures.
After bowling one over in Australia's second innings, he came back on Saturday morning and had nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
However, on the final ball of the fifth over, he bowled a change of pace to the batsman and promptly felt his left hamstring.
Atkinson was brought back for the fourth Ashes Test after being left out the Adelaide game.
