Seamer Gus Atkinson Compounds the English team's Fitness Worries.

The pace bowler added to the injury concerns plaguing England upon exiting the playing area early on day two of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.

Atkinson experienced discomfort in his left hamstring immediately following a delivery in his spell at the MCG.

The England team indicated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and was to take time away from the action to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".

The final Test of the tour beginning on 4 January begins on Sunday, 4 January.

The visitors have already lost fast bowlers one seamer due to knee trouble and another paceman with an abdominal strain during this series.

A replacement bowler was called up to provide backup.

Atkinson struggled early in the series, managing only a handful of scalps.

He was omitted of the third Test, then recalled for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.

The county bowler performed better in the fourth Test, claiming a couple of wickets with the ball, before adding 28 as a batsman being one of only three English batsmen to get into double digits.

Post a single over at the end of day one, he returned the next day and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper.

However, towards the conclusion of that over, he delivered a variation to Travis Head and promptly felt for his hamstring.