Paceman Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Fitness Worries.
'Serious blow' for the touring side as Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
The pace bowler increased the fitness woes of the England squad after leaving the ground during Saturday's play in the Melbourne Test versus the Australians.
The pace bowler felt a problem in his left hamstring post-delivery of the fourth over at the MCG.
Team management reported Atkinson felt some "soreness" and was to take time away from the action to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".
The series decider in this Ashes battle beginning on 4 January gets underway at the end of the week.
The English side has previously lost strike bowlers Mark Wood due to knee trouble and another paceman to a side strain on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was added to the party to provide backup.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was left out for the Adelaide match, then recalled for the fourth Test in the playing XI.
The county bowler improved at the MCG, bagging two scalps with the ball, then making 28 as a batsman being one of only three England players to reach double figures.
Following a brief spell at the end of day one, he returned on Saturday morning and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
Yet, on the final ball of his spell, he bowled a variation to Travis Head and suddenly grabbed at his leg.
Atkinson returned to the side for the Melbourne match after being left out of the third.
