Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Fitness Concerns.
'Major setback' for the English camp after Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.
Gus Atkinson increased the fitness woes of the England squad upon exiting the ground on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test in the Ashes series.
The pace bowler pulled up with his left leg after the final ball in his spell during the morning session.
Team management stated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and was to take time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "during the day".
The concluding match in this Ashes battle beginning on 4 January begins at the end of the week.
The English side has already lost strike bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and Jofra Archer to a side strain on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was called up to provide backup.
Atkinson struggled early in the series, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was left out from the previous Test, only to be brought back for the Melbourne Test to fill the void.
Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, taking two wickets with the ball, before adding 28 with the bat among just a trio of teammates to get into double digits.
Following a brief spell in Australia's second innings, he returned the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
Yet, at the end of that over, he bowled a change of pace to the batsman and immediately felt for his hamstring.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Boxing Day Test after being left out of the third.
