Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Worries.

'Major setback' for the touring side as Atkinson goes off due to a hamstring issue.

Gus Atkinson further complicated the injury concerns plaguing England when he left the playing area early on day two of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.

The right-arm seamer pulled up with his left hamstring immediately following a delivery of the fourth over on Saturday.

The England team reported Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and was to take time on the sidelines for further assessment "over the next few hours".

The concluding match of the series in Sydney gets underway this coming Sunday.

The visitors have been without strike bowlers Mark Wood to a knee injury and Jofra Archer to a side strain on this Ashes tour.

A replacement bowler was brought into the squad to provide backup.

The seamer had a tough time early in the series, claiming a mere a handful of scalps.

He was omitted from the previous Test, then recalled for the fourth Test as Archer's replacement.

Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, taking two wickets with the ball, and scoring 28 runs as a batsman being one of only three England players to get into double digits.

After bowling one over at the end of day one, he resumed for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman taken by the wicketkeeper.

However, towards the conclusion of his spell, he delivered a slower ball to Travis Head and suddenly grabbed his left hamstring.