Seamer Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Problems.
'Serious blow' for the English camp as Atkinson leaves the field suffering a hamstring problem.
The pace bowler increased the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the ground during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test in the Ashes series.
The pace bowler pulled up with his hamstring after the final ball of the fourth over on Saturday.
The touring camp reported Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and required time away from the action in order to be assessed "in the coming hours".
The series decider of the series in Sydney begins on Sunday, 4 January.
The visitors have previously lost strike bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and another paceman because of a side injury during this series.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.
The seamer had a tough time in the opening two Tests, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was omitted for the Adelaide match, before being recalled for the fourth Test to fill the void.
The county bowler performed better in the fourth Test, claiming a couple of wickets with the ball, then making 28 with the bat being one of only three teammates to get into double digits.
Post a single over in Australia's second innings, he returned on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland edging to the keeper.
Yet, at the end of the fifth over, he delivered a change of pace to the batsman and immediately felt at his leg.
The English bowler was brought back for the Boxing Day Test having missed of the third.
