Seamer Atkinson Adds to the English team's Injury Worries.
'Significant concern' for England as Atkinson goes off with a hamstring injury.
The pace bowler increased England's injury problems when he left the playing area during Saturday's play of the Boxing Day Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer experienced discomfort in his left leg immediately following a delivery of the fourth over during the morning session.
Team management stated the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and required time away from the action for further assessment "in the coming hours".
The series decider of the series in Sydney begins at the end of the week.
The English side has been without strike bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer to a side strain on the current trip.
A replacement bowler was called up as cover for Wood.
The seamer had a tough time in the opening two Tests, claiming a mere three wickets.
He was dropped of the third Test, before being recalled for the Melbourne Test in the playing XI.
Surrey's Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, taking two wickets with the ball, before adding 28 while batting being one of only three English batsmen who passed ten runs.
After bowling one over at the end of day one, he returned the next day and dismissed the nightwatchman edging to the keeper.
Unfortunately, on the final ball of that over, he delivered a variation to the batsman and suddenly grabbed at his leg.
Gus Atkinson was recalled for the Boxing Day Test having missed of the third.
