Seamer Atkinson Adds to England's Fitness Concerns.
'Major setback' for England as Atkinson leaves the field suffering a hamstring problem.
The pace bowler added to the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the field during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer experienced discomfort in his hamstring after the final ball that he bowled on Saturday.
Team management stated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and would spend time off the field to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The concluding match in this Ashes battle in Sydney gets underway this coming Sunday.
The visitors have been without fast bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and Jofra Archer to a side strain on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad to provide backup.
The seamer had a tough time during the first two matches, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.
He was left out from the previous Test, only to be brought back for the fourth Test in the playing XI.
Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, taking two wickets during the host's first knock, before adding 28 as a batsman being one of only three English batsmen to reach double figures.
After bowling one over in Australia's second innings, he came back the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
However, on the final ball of the fifth over, he delivered a variation to the batsman and suddenly grabbed his left hamstring.
The English bowler was brought back for the Boxing Day Test following his omission of the third.
