Fast bowler Atkinson Exacerbates England's Fitness Worries.
'Significant concern' for the English camp as Atkinson leaves the field due to a hamstring issue.
The English seamer increased England's injury problems when he left the ground during Saturday's play in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
The pace bowler pulled up with his hamstring post-delivery of the fourth over on Saturday.
Team management indicated Atkinson reported "discomfort" and was to take time on the sidelines for further assessment "in the coming hours".
The series decider of the tour beginning on 4 January begins at the end of the week.
The English side has been without strike bowlers Mark Wood due to knee trouble and another paceman because of a side injury on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was called up as injury reinforcement.
His form was underwhelming during the first two matches, managing only three wickets.
He was dropped of the third Test, then recalled for the Boxing Day match as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson improved at the MCG, bagging two scalps during the host's first knock, before adding 28 while batting being one of only three teammates who passed ten runs.
After bowling one over at the end of day one, he came back on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper.
Yet, towards the conclusion of that over, he delivered a slower ball to the batsman and suddenly grabbed his left hamstring.
The English bowler was brought back for the Boxing Day Test after being left out the previous Test.
