Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Worries.
'Major setback' for England after Atkinson leaves the field suffering a hamstring problem.
Gus Atkinson increased England's injury problems when he left the playing area early on day two of the Boxing Day Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his hamstring immediately following a delivery in his spell during the morning session.
The touring camp indicated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and required time off the field for further assessment "in the coming hours".
The series decider of the series at the SCG starts this coming Sunday.
The English side has previously lost fast bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and another paceman to a side strain during this series.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, taking just three wickets.
He was dropped of the third Test, only to be brought back for the Melbourne Test as Archer's replacement.
The county bowler improved at the MCG, taking two wickets in Australia's first innings, then making 28 with the bat being one of only three teammates to reach double figures.
Post a single over at the end of day one, he came back on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
However, at the end of his spell, he delivered a slower ball to the batsman and promptly felt for his hamstring.
The English bowler was brought back for the Melbourne match after being left out the previous Test.
