Paceman Atkinson Compounds the English team's Fitness Worries.
'Major setback' for England as Atkinson goes off with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer increased the fitness woes of the England squad upon exiting the ground early on day two of the fourth Ashes Test in the Ashes series.
Atkinson felt a problem in his hamstring post-delivery in his spell at the MCG.
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 concluding match of the series at the SCG gets underway this coming Sunday.
The English side has been without strike bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and Jofra Archer to a side strain on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming in the opening two Tests, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.
He was left out of the third Test, only to be brought back for the Boxing Day match to fill the void.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, taking two wickets with the ball, and scoring 28 runs as a batsman being one of only three English batsmen to reach double figures.
Following a brief spell late on the first day, he resumed for the second day's play and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
Unfortunately, towards the conclusion of that over, he delivered a slower ball to the batsman and suddenly grabbed for his hamstring.
Atkinson was recalled for the Melbourne match after being left out the Adelaide game.
