Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Adds to the English team's Fitness Worries.
'Serious blow' for England after Atkinson is forced off due to a hamstring issue.
Gus Atkinson added to the fitness woes of the England squad upon exiting the playing area early on day two in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
Atkinson pulled up with his left hamstring after the final ball that he bowled at the MCG.
The England team stated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and required time off the field to undergo evaluation "during the day".
The final Test of the series in Sydney starts this coming Sunday.
The visitors have been without key quicks one seamer due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer to a side strain on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was added to the party as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming early in the series, taking just three wickets.
He was left out from the previous Test, only to be brought back for the Melbourne Test as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, taking two wickets with the ball, before adding 28 as a batsman as one of just three teammates to reach double figures.
Post a single over at the end of day one, he returned for the second day's play and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper.
Yet, towards the conclusion of the fifth over, he bowled a slower ball to the batsman and promptly felt his left hamstring.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Boxing Day Test having missed the Adelaide game.
