Seamer Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Problems.
'Serious blow' for the English camp after Atkinson is forced off due to a hamstring issue.
The English seamer further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the playing area during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test versus the Australians.
Atkinson experienced discomfort in his left hamstring post-delivery of the fourth over during the morning session.
The touring camp indicated the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and was to take time off the field for further assessment "over the next few hours".
The concluding match in this Ashes battle beginning on 4 January starts at the end of the week.
The English side has already lost key quicks Mark Wood to a knee injury and Jofra Archer because of a side injury during this series.
Matthew Fisher was added to the party to provide backup.
Atkinson struggled during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was dropped for the Adelaide match, before being recalled for the fourth Test in the playing XI.
The county bowler performed better in the fourth Test, taking two wickets during the host's first knock, before adding 28 as a batsman being one of only three English batsmen who passed ten runs.
Following a brief spell in Australia's second innings, he resumed on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
Yet, on the final ball of his spell, he sent down a variation to Travis Head and immediately felt his left hamstring.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Boxing Day Test after being left out of the third.
