Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Fitness Worries.
'Significant concern' for the touring side as Atkinson is forced off suffering a hamstring problem.
The English seamer added to the injury concerns plaguing England upon exiting the playing area during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test versus the Australians.
The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his left hamstring after the final ball that he bowled during the morning session.
The touring camp stated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and required time away from the action to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The series decider of the tour at the SCG begins this coming Sunday.
The English side has previously lost strike bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain during this series.
Matthew Fisher was added to the party as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming in the opening two Tests, taking just three wickets.
He was dropped for the Adelaide match, then recalled for the Boxing Day match to fill the void.
The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, taking two wickets during the host's first knock, then making 28 with the bat among just a trio of teammates to get into double digits.
Post a single over late on the first day, he came back for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
Yet, towards the conclusion of the fifth over, he bowled a variation to the batsman and promptly felt for his hamstring.
Gus Atkinson was recalled for the Melbourne match following his omission of the third.
