Paceman Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Problems.
'Serious blow' for England as Atkinson is forced off due to a hamstring issue.
The English seamer added to the injury concerns plaguing England after leaving the playing area on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
Atkinson pulled up with his left leg immediately following a delivery of the fourth over during the morning session.
The England team stated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and was to take time off the field for further assessment "in the coming hours".
The series decider in this Ashes battle in Sydney gets underway this coming Sunday.
The English side has previously lost strike bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and Jofra Archer to a side strain on the current trip.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.
The seamer had a tough time during the first two matches, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was omitted from the previous Test, only to be brought back for the Boxing Day match as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, claiming a couple of wickets with the ball, and scoring 28 runs with the bat among just a trio of English batsmen to reach double figures.
Following a brief spell in Australia's second innings, he resumed the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman taken by the wicketkeeper.
However, towards the conclusion of that over, he sent down a change of pace to Travis Head and promptly felt for his hamstring.
Atkinson was recalled for the Boxing Day Test after being left out of the third.
