Seamer Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Worries.
'Major setback' for the touring side as Atkinson goes off due to a hamstring issue.
The pace bowler further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad after leaving the ground during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.
The right-arm seamer pulled up with his hamstring after the final ball in his spell at the MCG.
Team management indicated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and required time off the field to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the tour beginning on 4 January begins on Sunday, 4 January.
The English side has been without fast bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was added to the party as cover for Wood.
The seamer had a tough time in the opening two Tests, taking just three wickets.
He was left out from the previous Test, before being recalled for the fourth Test to fill the void.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, bagging two scalps during the host's first knock, before adding 28 with the bat as one of just three England players who passed ten runs.
After bowling one over at the end of day one, he resumed on Saturday morning and had nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
However, at the end of that over, he sent down a slower ball to the batsman and promptly felt at his leg.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Boxing Day Test after being left out the Adelaide game.
