🔗 Share this article Seamer Gus Atkinson Adds to England's Fitness Problems. 'Significant concern' for the touring side as Atkinson goes off with a hamstring injury. The English seamer increased England's injury problems when he left the field early on day two in the Melbourne Test versus the Australians. The pace bowler felt a problem in his left hamstring after the final ball that he bowled on Saturday. The touring camp stated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and was to take time away from the action in order to be assessed "during the day". The series decider of the tour at the SCG gets underway at the end of the week. The visitors have been without fast bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and Jofra Archer because of a side injury on this Ashes tour. A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement. The seamer had a tough time early in the series, taking just three wickets. He was dropped from the previous Test, then recalled for the Melbourne Test to fill the void. The county bowler improved at the MCG, taking two wickets during the host's first knock, and scoring 28 runs as a batsman being one of only three English batsmen to reach double figures. Post a single over at the end of day one, he resumed for the second day's play and had nightwatchman edging to the keeper. However, at the end of his spell, he sent down a variation to Travis Head and immediately felt his left hamstring. Gus Atkinson was recalled for the Melbourne match after being left out of the third.