Gus Atkinson added to England’s harm issues when he left the sector on the second morning of the fourth Ashes Check towards Australia.

Tempo bowler Atkinson felt his left hamstring after the ultimate ball of the fourth over he bowled on Saturday on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG).

England stated the 27-year-old felt some “soreness” and would spend day without work the sector with a view to be assessed “over the subsequent few hours”.

The ultimate Check of the sequence in Sydney begins on Sunday, 4 January (23:30 GMT on 3 January).

England have already misplaced quick bowlers Mark Wooden to a knee harm and Jofra Archer to a facet pressure on this Ashes tour.

Matthew Fisher was referred to as up as cowl for Wooden. Fisher and Matthew Potts are the 2 England seamers but to characteristic within the sequence.

Atkinson struggled within the opening two Assessments of the tour, managing solely three wickets.

He was overlooked of the third Check in Adelaide, then recalled for the Boxing Day match in Melbourne as Archer’s alternative.

Surrey’s Atkinson improved on the MCG, taking two wickets in Australia’s first innings, then making 28 with the bat as considered one of simply three England gamers to succeed in double figures.

After bowling one over in Australia’s second innings on the finish of the primary day, he returned on Saturday morning and had nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.

Nevertheless, on the finish of the fifth over of his spell, he bowled a slower ball to Travis Head and instantly felt for his hamstring.

Atkinson left the sector and was changed by substitute Ollie Pope.