Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Worries.
'Serious blow' for England after Atkinson leaves the field suffering a hamstring problem.
The pace bowler further complicated the injury concerns plaguing England upon exiting the playing area early on day two of the Boxing Day Test versus the Australians.
The pace bowler felt a problem in his left hamstring post-delivery that he bowled during the morning session.
The England team indicated the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and would spend time away from the action in order to be assessed "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the tour in Sydney starts at the end of the week.
The visitors have been without fast bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and another paceman because of a side injury on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad to provide backup.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was left out from the previous Test, before being recalled for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.
Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets during the host's first knock, and scoring 28 runs while batting as one of just three England players who passed ten runs.
Post a single over late on the first day, he resumed on Saturday morning and had nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
Unfortunately, on the final ball of that over, he bowled a change of pace to the batsman and suddenly grabbed at his leg.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Melbourne match having missed the Adelaide game.
