Paceman Atkinson Compounds England's Fitness Problems.
'Serious blow' for the touring side as Atkinson leaves the field with a hamstring injury.
The pace bowler increased England's injury problems after leaving the ground during Saturday's play in the Melbourne Test versus the Australians.
Atkinson pulled up with his left hamstring post-delivery of the fourth over on Saturday.
The England team indicated the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and would spend time off the field to undergo evaluation "during the day".
The final Test of the series in Sydney begins this coming Sunday.
England have been without strike bowlers one seamer with a knee problem and another paceman because of a side injury during this series.
A replacement bowler was brought into the squad to provide backup.
The seamer had a tough time early in the series, taking just three wickets.
He was dropped from the previous Test, then recalled for the Boxing Day match as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson improved at the MCG, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, and scoring 28 runs with the bat being one of only three English batsmen to reach double figures.
Post a single over at the end of day one, he resumed the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
However, at the end of his spell, he delivered a slower ball to Travis Head and promptly felt his left hamstring.
Atkinson was recalled for the fourth Ashes Test having missed of the third.
