Paceman Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Problems.

'Significant concern' for the English camp after Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.

The English seamer further complicated England's injury problems upon exiting the ground on the second morning in the Melbourne Test against Australia.

The right-arm seamer pulled up with his hamstring post-delivery of the fourth over on Saturday.

The England team indicated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and was to take time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".

The final Test of the tour at the SCG begins on Sunday, 4 January.

The visitors have already lost fast bowlers Mark Wood to a knee injury and another paceman because of a side injury during this series.

Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad to provide backup.

Atkinson struggled early in the series, managing only a handful of scalps.

He was left out from the previous Test, before being recalled for the fourth Test to fill the void.

Surrey's 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 England players to get into double digits.

After bowling one over late on the first day, he resumed for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.

Yet, towards the conclusion of the fifth over, he delivered a change of pace to Travis Head and promptly felt his left hamstring.

Atkinson was recalled for the fourth Ashes Test following his omission the previous Test.

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