Paceman Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Fitness Concerns.

'Significant concern' for the touring side after Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.

The pace bowler increased the injury concerns plaguing England when he left the field during Saturday's play of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.

The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his hamstring post-delivery in his spell on Saturday.

The touring camp indicated Atkinson reported "discomfort" and required time away from the action to undergo evaluation "during the day".

The concluding match of the tour in Sydney begins at the end of the week.

The English side has already lost strike bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and another paceman with an abdominal strain on the current trip.

A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.

His form was underwhelming early in the series, taking just a handful of scalps.

He was dropped of the third Test, only to be brought back for the Boxing Day match as Archer's replacement.

The county bowler improved at the MCG, taking two wickets with the ball, before adding 28 while batting among just a trio of England players to get into double digits.

Following a brief spell at the end of day one, he came back for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman taken by the wicketkeeper.

Unfortunately, towards the conclusion of his spell, he bowled a slower ball to the batsman and suddenly grabbed for his hamstring.

Gus Atkinson was recalled for the fourth Ashes Test following his omission the Adelaide game.

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