Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Compounds the English team's Fitness Worries.
'Major setback' for the English camp as Atkinson leaves the field due to a hamstring issue.
The pace bowler increased the injury concerns plaguing England upon exiting the ground during Saturday's play in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
The pace bowler experienced discomfort in his left leg after the final ball that he bowled on Saturday.
The England team indicated Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and required time on the sidelines in order to be assessed "over the next few hours".
The series decider in this Ashes battle beginning on 4 January starts on Sunday, 4 January.
England have previously lost fast bowlers Mark Wood due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer to a side strain on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was added to the party to provide backup.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.
He was omitted from the previous Test, then recalled for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.
Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, then making 28 as a batsman being one of only three English batsmen to get into double digits.
Post a single over in Australia's second innings, he resumed on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland edging to the keeper.
However, at the end of that over, he delivered a slower ball to the batsman and promptly felt for his hamstring.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Boxing Day Test having missed the previous Test.
