Seamer Atkinson Exacerbates the English team's Injury Worries.
'Significant concern' for the touring side after Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
Gus Atkinson increased the fitness woes of the England squad after leaving the playing area on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test in the Ashes series.
The pace bowler felt a problem in his left hamstring after the final ball of the fourth over on Saturday.
The England team reported the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and would spend time off the field for further assessment "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the series at the SCG gets underway on Sunday, 4 January.
The English side has already lost fast bowlers one seamer due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer to a side strain on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was called up as cover for Wood.
The seamer had a tough time in the opening two Tests, taking just three wickets.
He was omitted from the previous Test, then recalled for the fourth Test to fill the void.
Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, bagging two scalps with the ball, and scoring 28 runs as a batsman as one of just three English batsmen to get into double digits.
Post a single over in Australia's second innings, he returned for the second day's play and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
However, at the end of the fifth over, he sent down a change of pace to the batsman and immediately felt at his leg.
Atkinson was recalled for the Melbourne match after being left out of the third.
