Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Compounds England's Injury Concerns.
'Major setback' for the touring side after Atkinson leaves the field suffering a hamstring problem.
The pace bowler increased England's injury problems after leaving the field early on day two in the Melbourne Test versus the Australians.
Atkinson pulled up with his left leg immediately following a delivery that he bowled on Saturday.
The touring camp stated the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and required time off the field to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".
The series decider of the tour in Sydney begins on Sunday, 4 January.
The visitors have previously lost strike bowlers Mark Wood to a knee injury and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was added to the party as injury reinforcement.
His form was underwhelming early in the series, managing only three wickets.
He was dropped for the Adelaide match, before being recalled for the Boxing Day match as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, bagging two scalps with the ball, and scoring 28 runs as a batsman among just a trio of English batsmen who passed ten runs.
Following a brief spell late on the first day, he resumed the next day and had nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
Yet, at the end of his spell, he sent down a variation to Travis Head and suddenly grabbed for his hamstring.
The English bowler returned to the side for the fourth Ashes Test having missed the Adelaide game.
