Paceman Atkinson Compounds the English team's Injury Problems.

The English seamer added to the injury concerns plaguing England after leaving the field during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test versus the Australians.

Atkinson felt a problem in his left hamstring post-delivery that he bowled during the morning session.

Team management indicated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and would spend time off the field for further assessment "during the day".

The concluding match in this Ashes battle in Sydney gets underway at the end of the week.

The English side has previously lost strike bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer because of a side injury during this series.

Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.

Atkinson struggled during the first two matches, taking just a handful of scalps.

He was left out of the third Test, then recalled for the fourth Test as Archer's replacement.

The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets during the host's first knock, and scoring 28 runs with the bat being one of only three teammates to get into double digits.

After bowling one over at the end of day one, he resumed for the second day's play and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.

However, towards the conclusion of the fifth over, he sent down a change of pace to Travis Head and immediately felt at his leg.