Seamer Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Concerns.
'Significant concern' for the English camp as Atkinson goes off with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad upon exiting the field on the second morning in the Melbourne Test against Australia.
Atkinson pulled up with his hamstring after the final ball of the fourth over at the MCG.
The England team reported the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and would spend time away from the action in order to be assessed "over the next few hours".
The concluding match of the tour in Sydney gets underway at the end of the week.
England have previously lost strike bowlers one seamer due to knee trouble and another paceman to a side strain on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was added to the party as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming in the opening two Tests, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was dropped from the previous Test, only to be brought back for the fourth Test to fill the void.
The county bowler improved at the MCG, claiming a couple of wickets during the host's first knock, and scoring 28 runs while batting among just a trio of teammates to reach double figures.
After bowling one over late on the first day, he came back on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper.
Yet, on the final ball of the fifth over, he delivered a change of pace to Travis Head and promptly felt for his hamstring.
Atkinson was brought back for the Melbourne match following his omission of the third.