Fast bowler Atkinson Compounds England's Fitness Worries.
'Serious blow' for the touring side as Atkinson goes off with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer added to the injury concerns plaguing England after leaving the ground early on day two of the fourth Ashes Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer experienced discomfort in his left leg after the final ball of the fourth over on Saturday.
Team management reported the 27-year-old had experienced "tightness" and would spend time away from the action to undergo evaluation "in the coming hours".
The series decider in this Ashes battle in Sydney gets underway this coming Sunday.
The English side has previously lost strike bowlers one seamer to a knee injury and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on this Ashes tour.
A replacement bowler was called up as cover for Wood.
The seamer had a tough time early in the series, managing only a handful of scalps.
He was omitted for the Adelaide match, before being recalled for the Boxing Day match as Archer's replacement.
The county bowler improved at the MCG, claiming a couple of wickets in Australia's first innings, before adding 28 while batting as one of just three teammates to reach double figures.
Following a brief spell at the end of day one, he resumed for the second day's play and had nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
Unfortunately, towards the conclusion of his spell, he bowled a change of pace to the batsman and suddenly grabbed for his hamstring.
Gus Atkinson returned to the side for the Melbourne match following his omission the previous Test.
