Seamer Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Problems.
'Major setback' for England as Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.
Gus Atkinson further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the ground during Saturday's play of the Boxing Day Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer pulled up with his hamstring post-delivery in his spell at the MCG.
The England team stated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and was to take time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".
The concluding match of the tour at the SCG begins at the end of the week.
England have already lost key quicks Mark Wood due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer because of a side injury on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was added to the party as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming early in the series, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was left out from the previous Test, then recalled for the fourth Test to fill the void.
The county bowler performed better in the fourth Test, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, then making 28 while batting being one of only three English batsmen to get into double digits.
Post a single over late on the first day, he came back on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper.
However, at the end of his spell, he sent down a change of pace to the batsman and suddenly grabbed for his hamstring.
Atkinson was brought back for the Boxing Day Test following his omission of the third.
