Fast bowler Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Worries.
'Major setback' for England after Atkinson goes off with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer further complicated England's injury problems after leaving the ground early on day two in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer experienced discomfort in his hamstring immediately following a delivery in his spell on Saturday.
The England team indicated Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and required time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The concluding match in this Ashes battle in Sydney gets underway this coming Sunday.
England have already lost fast bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and Jofra Archer because of a side injury on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was added to the party as injury reinforcement.
His form was underwhelming in the opening two Tests, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.
He was dropped of the third Test, before being recalled for the Melbourne Test as Archer's replacement.
Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, then making 28 with the bat as one of just three English batsmen to get into double digits.
Post a single over late on the first day, he came back the next day and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper.
Unfortunately, on the final ball of that over, he sent down a change of pace to the batsman and immediately felt for his hamstring.
Atkinson was brought back for the fourth Ashes Test following his omission the Adelaide game.
