Paceman Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Fitness Worries.
'Serious blow' for the English camp as Atkinson is forced off with a hamstring injury.
Gus Atkinson increased England's injury problems after leaving the field early on day two in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
The pace bowler felt a problem in his hamstring immediately following a delivery in his spell during the morning session.
The touring camp indicated Atkinson reported "discomfort" and required time on the sidelines for further assessment "over the next few hours".
The series decider in this Ashes battle at the SCG starts this coming Sunday.
The visitors have been without strike bowlers Mark Wood due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer because of a side injury on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad to provide backup.
Atkinson struggled early in the series, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.
He was omitted for the Adelaide match, only to be brought back for the Melbourne Test as Archer's replacement.
The county bowler improved at the MCG, bagging two scalps during the host's first knock, before adding 28 as a batsman among just a trio of English batsmen who passed ten runs.
Post a single over late on the first day, he came back for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman taken by the wicketkeeper.
However, at the end of his spell, he delivered a variation to Travis Head and promptly felt at his leg.
The English bowler returned to the side for the fourth Ashes Test after being left out the Adelaide game.
