'Serious blow' for the English camp after Atkinson leaves the field due to a hamstring issue.
Gus Atkinson increased the fitness woes of the England squad upon exiting the ground on the second morning in the Melbourne Test against Australia.
The right-arm seamer experienced discomfort in his hamstring post-delivery that he bowled at the MCG.
Team management reported Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and would spend time off the field to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".
The concluding match of the tour in Sydney begins this coming Sunday.
The visitors have previously lost key quicks Mark Wood to a knee injury and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was added to the party as cover for Wood.
Atkinson struggled in the opening two Tests, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was dropped from the previous Test, before being recalled for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets with the ball, before adding 28 as a batsman among just a trio of England players to reach double figures.
Following a brief spell at the end of day one, he resumed the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
Unfortunately, towards the conclusion of his spell, he bowled a slower ball to the batsman and promptly felt his left hamstring.
The English bowler was brought back for the Melbourne match having missed the previous Test.
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