Paceman Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Fitness Concerns.
'Serious blow' for the English camp after Atkinson leaves the field due to a hamstring issue.
The pace bowler increased England's injury problems when he left the playing area on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test versus the Australians.
The right-arm seamer experienced discomfort in his hamstring immediately following a delivery that he bowled on Saturday.
The England team stated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and required time on the sidelines in order to be assessed "in the coming hours".
The final Test of the tour at the SCG begins at the end of the week.
The visitors have previously lost fast bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and another paceman with an abdominal strain on the current trip.
Matthew Fisher was added to the party as injury reinforcement.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was dropped for the Adelaide match, before being recalled for the Boxing Day match to fill the void.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets with the ball, and scoring 28 runs while batting being one of only three England players to get into double digits.
Post a single over late on the first day, he returned the next day and had nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
Yet, on the final ball of the fifth over, he sent down a variation to the batsman and promptly felt at his leg.
The English bowler was recalled for the Boxing Day Test following his omission of the third.
