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The English seamer added to the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the playing area on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test against Australia.

The pace bowler felt a problem in his left hamstring post-delivery in his spell at the MCG.

The England team reported the 27-year-old reported "discomfort" and was to take time off the field to undergo evaluation "during the day".

The concluding match of the tour beginning on 4 January gets underway this coming Sunday.

The English side has been without fast bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and Jofra Archer to a side strain on the current trip.

A replacement bowler was added to the party as cover for Wood.

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

He was left out of the third Test, only to be brought back for the Melbourne Test as Archer's replacement.

The county bowler showed better form in Melbourne, claiming a couple of wickets with the ball, before adding 28 while batting being one of only three teammates to reach double figures.

Following a brief spell in Australia's second innings, he returned on Saturday morning and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.

Yet, towards the conclusion of his spell, he delivered a change of pace to the batsman and promptly felt at his leg.