Paceman Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Worries.
'Major setback' for the touring side after Atkinson is forced off suffering a hamstring problem.
The English seamer further complicated England's injury problems upon exiting the playing area on the second morning of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.
The pace bowler experienced discomfort in his left hamstring after the final ball of the fourth over on Saturday.
Team management stated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and required time away from the action for further assessment "over the next few hours".
The concluding match of the tour in Sydney begins at the end of the week.
The visitors have been without fast bowlers Mark Wood to a knee injury and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, managing only three wickets.
He was left out from the previous Test, before being recalled for the fourth Test in the playing XI.
The county bowler performed better in the fourth Test, bagging two scalps during the host's first knock, and scoring 28 runs with the bat being one of only three English batsmen to get into double digits.
After bowling one over in Australia's second innings, he returned for the second day's play and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
Unfortunately, at the end of that over, he delivered a change of pace to the batsman and promptly felt at his leg.
Atkinson was recalled for the fourth Ashes Test having missed the previous Test.
