Seamer Gus Atkinson Compounds the English team's Fitness Worries.
'Major setback' for England as Atkinson is forced off with a hamstring injury.
Gus Atkinson increased the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the playing area early on day two of the Boxing Day Test in the Ashes series.
Atkinson felt a problem in his left leg post-delivery in his spell at the MCG.
The England team indicated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and required time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "during the day".
The series decider of the series in Sydney gets underway at the end of the week.
The visitors have been without key quicks one seamer due to knee trouble and another paceman because of a side injury during this series.
A replacement bowler was added to the party as injury reinforcement.
His form was underwhelming early in the series, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.
He was dropped for the Adelaide match, only to be brought back for the Melbourne Test as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson improved at the MCG, taking two wickets with the ball, 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 on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland edging to the keeper.
Unfortunately, towards the conclusion of the fifth over, he sent down a variation to the batsman and suddenly grabbed his left hamstring.
Gus Atkinson was recalled for the Melbourne match after being left out the Adelaide game.
