Paceman Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Worries.
'Major setback' for the English camp after Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.
The English seamer added to the injury concerns plaguing England upon exiting the field during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.
The pace bowler experienced discomfort in his hamstring after the final ball in his spell on Saturday.
Team management stated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and required 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 on Sunday, 4 January.
England have been without key quicks one seamer to a knee injury and another paceman with an abdominal strain on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as cover for Wood.
Atkinson struggled during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was omitted for the Adelaide match, only to be brought back for the Melbourne Test to fill the void.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, bagging two scalps in Australia's first innings, then making 28 as a batsman being one of only three teammates to reach double figures.
Following a brief spell at the end of day one, he came back on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper.
Unfortunately, at the end of his spell, he sent down a change of pace to the batsman and promptly felt his left hamstring.
Atkinson was recalled for the Boxing Day Test having missed the previous Test.
