Fast bowler Atkinson Compounds England's Injury Concerns.
'Significant concern' for the English camp after Atkinson leaves the field suffering a hamstring problem.
The English seamer further complicated England's injury problems when he left the field on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer pulled up with his left leg post-delivery of the fourth over during the morning session.
The England team reported the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and required time off the field in order to be assessed "in the coming hours".
The concluding match in this Ashes battle beginning on 4 January begins on Sunday, 4 January.
The English side has already lost fast bowlers Mark Wood to a knee injury and another paceman with an abdominal strain on the current trip.
Matthew Fisher was called up as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming early in the series, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was dropped of the third Test, then recalled for the Melbourne Test to fill the void.
Surrey's Atkinson improved at the MCG, claiming a couple of wickets during the host's first knock, and scoring 28 runs with the bat among just a trio of English batsmen to get into double digits.
Following a brief spell late on the first day, he resumed for the second day's play and had nightwatchman taken by the wicketkeeper.
Yet, towards the conclusion of that over, he sent down a change of pace to the batsman and immediately felt his left hamstring.
Atkinson returned to the side for the Boxing Day Test after being left out the Adelaide game.
