Paceman Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Worries.
'Serious blow' for the touring side after Atkinson is forced off suffering a hamstring problem.
The English seamer further complicated England's injury problems upon exiting the playing area early on day two of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his left hamstring post-delivery that he bowled at the MCG.
The touring camp stated Atkinson felt some "soreness" and required time away from the action to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The series decider in this Ashes battle in Sydney gets underway this coming Sunday.
The English side has already lost strike bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was omitted for the Adelaide match, before being recalled for the fourth Test to fill the void.
Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets during the host's first knock, before adding 28 with the bat being one of only three English batsmen who passed ten runs.
Following a brief spell late on the first day, he resumed the next day and had nightwatchman taken by the wicketkeeper.
Unfortunately, on the final ball of his spell, he sent down a slower ball to the batsman and promptly felt at his leg.
Gus Atkinson was recalled for the Melbourne match after being left out of the third.
