đŸ”— Share this article Paceman Atkinson Exacerbates England's Injury Problems. 'Serious blow' for the English camp as Atkinson is forced off with a hamstring injury. The pace bowler added to England's injury problems when he left the field on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test versus the Australians. The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his hamstring immediately following a delivery that he bowled during the morning session. The touring camp reported Atkinson had experienced "tightness" and would spend time away from the action in order to be assessed "in the coming hours". The concluding match of the series beginning on 4 January begins on Sunday, 4 January. The English side has previously lost key quicks one seamer due to knee trouble and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain during this series. Matthew Fisher was called up as cover for Wood. Atkinson struggled early in the series, claiming a mere a handful of scalps. He was dropped for the Adelaide match, then recalled for the fourth Test as Archer's replacement. Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, taking two wickets with the ball, and scoring 28 runs with the bat as one of just three English batsmen who passed ten runs. After bowling one over in Australia's second innings, he returned the next day and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper. Unfortunately, on the final ball of his spell, he sent down a variation to the batsman and immediately felt for his hamstring. The English bowler was recalled for the Melbourne match after being left out of the third.