Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Compounds the English team's Fitness Problems.

Gus Atkinson increased the injury concerns plaguing England upon exiting the playing area early on day two of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.

The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his left hamstring after the final ball in his spell at the MCG.

Team management indicated the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and was to take time away from the action in order to be assessed "in the coming hours".

The concluding match of the tour beginning on 4 January gets underway this coming Sunday.

The English side has already lost key quicks one seamer due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer to a side strain on the current trip.

A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as cover for Wood.

His form was underwhelming in the opening two Tests, taking just a handful of scalps.

He was dropped from the previous Test, only to be brought back for the fourth Test to fill the void.

Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, and scoring 28 runs as a batsman among just a trio of England players to reach double figures.

Following a brief spell at the end of day one, he came back on Saturday morning and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.

Unfortunately, on the final ball of the fifth over, he bowled a variation to Travis Head and immediately felt at his leg.