Paceman Atkinson Exacerbates England's Fitness Worries.
'Significant concern' for the English camp as Atkinson leaves the field suffering a hamstring problem.
The pace bowler further complicated England's injury problems upon exiting the ground during Saturday's play of the Boxing Day Test in the Ashes series.
Atkinson felt a problem in his left leg after the final ball that he bowled during the morning session.
Team management stated Atkinson felt some "soreness" and was to take time off the field to undergo evaluation "during the day".
The final Test of the tour in Sydney begins at the end of the week.
The English side has already lost strike bowlers one seamer due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer because of a side injury on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was added to the party as cover for Wood.
Atkinson struggled during the first two matches, taking just three wickets.
He was omitted for the Adelaide match, only to be brought back for the Boxing Day match to fill the void.
Surrey's Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, bagging two scalps with the ball, and scoring 28 runs while batting as one of just three teammates to get into double digits.
After bowling one over in Australia's second innings, he returned on Saturday morning and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
Unfortunately, towards the conclusion of that over, he bowled a change of pace to the batsman and promptly felt his left hamstring.
The English bowler was recalled for the Melbourne match following his omission the previous Test.
