Paceman Atkinson Compounds the English team's Injury Problems.
'Serious blow' for England as Atkinson is forced off suffering a hamstring problem.
Gus Atkinson increased England's injury problems when he left the ground early on day two of the Boxing Day Test versus the Australians.
The pace bowler felt a problem in his hamstring after the final ball of the fourth over at the MCG.
The England team indicated Atkinson reported "discomfort" and would spend time off the field in order to be assessed "over the next few hours".
The concluding match of the series beginning on 4 January starts this coming Sunday.
The English side has already lost strike bowlers one seamer due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer because of a side injury on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was called up as cover for Wood.
The seamer had a tough time in the opening two Tests, managing only three wickets.
He was left out for the Adelaide match, then recalled for the Boxing Day match in the playing XI.
Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, bagging two scalps with the ball, and scoring 28 runs while batting among just a trio of English batsmen to get into double digits.
After bowling one over at the end of day one, he returned for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman taken by the wicketkeeper.
Unfortunately, on the final ball of that over, he delivered a variation to the batsman and suddenly grabbed his left hamstring.
Atkinson was recalled for the Boxing Day Test having missed of the third.
