Paceman Gus Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Worries.
'Significant concern' for England as Atkinson goes off suffering a hamstring problem.
The English seamer increased England's injury problems when he left the ground during Saturday's play in the Melbourne Test against Australia.
Atkinson felt a problem in his hamstring post-delivery of the fourth over on Saturday.
The England team stated Atkinson felt some "soreness" and would spend time on the sidelines for further assessment "in the coming hours".
The concluding match of the tour at the SCG gets underway at the end of the week.
The visitors have previously lost fast bowlers Mark Wood to a knee injury and another paceman to a side strain during this series.
A replacement bowler was added to the party as cover for Wood.
The seamer had a tough time during the first two matches, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was left out of the third Test, before being recalled for the Melbourne Test as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson improved at the MCG, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, before adding 28 while batting as one of just three English batsmen to get into double digits.
After bowling one over late on the first day, he returned on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
Unfortunately, on the final ball of his spell, he sent down a slower ball to the batsman and promptly felt his left hamstring.
The English bowler returned to the side for the Melbourne match having missed of the third.