Paceman Gus Atkinson Adds to England's Fitness Problems.
'Serious blow' for the English camp as Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.
The pace bowler further complicated England's injury problems upon exiting the playing area on the second morning of the fourth Ashes Test versus the Australians.
The pace bowler felt a problem in his hamstring after the final ball of the fourth over on Saturday.
Team management indicated Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and would spend time away from the action in order to be assessed "over the next few hours".
The final Test of the series in Sydney gets underway this coming Sunday.
The English side has previously lost fast bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and another paceman with an abdominal strain during this series.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.
The seamer had a tough time during the first two matches, managing only three wickets.
He was dropped from the previous Test, then recalled for the fourth Test as Archer's replacement.
The county bowler improved at the MCG, bagging two scalps during the host's first knock, then making 28 while batting being one of only three England players to reach double figures.
Post a single over in Australia's second innings, he resumed the next day and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
Yet, on the final ball of that over, he sent down a change of pace to Travis Head and immediately felt at his leg.
The English bowler returned to the side for the fourth Ashes Test following his omission the previous Test.
