Seamer Atkinson Compounds the English team's Injury Concerns.
'Significant concern' for England as Atkinson is forced off suffering a hamstring problem.
The English seamer further complicated the injury concerns plaguing England after leaving the ground during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.
Atkinson pulled up with his left hamstring immediately following a delivery that he bowled at the MCG.
The touring camp stated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and required time off the field to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".
The series decider of the tour in Sydney starts on Sunday, 4 January.
The English side has previously lost key quicks one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer to a side strain on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad as cover for Wood.
Atkinson struggled in the opening two Tests, managing only three wickets.
He was left out of the third Test, then recalled for the Melbourne Test in the playing XI.
Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, then making 28 with the bat as one of just three England players to get into double digits.
Post a single over late on the first day, he returned the next day and removed Scott Boland Scott Boland caught behind.
Unfortunately, on the final ball of his spell, he bowled a variation to Travis Head and immediately felt his left hamstring.
The English bowler was brought back for the fourth Ashes Test following his omission the Adelaide game.
