Fast bowler Gus Atkinson Compounds England's Fitness Problems.

The pace bowler further complicated the fitness woes of the England squad when he left the ground during Saturday's play of the fourth Ashes Test versus the Australians.

The pace bowler experienced discomfort in his left leg immediately following a delivery of the fourth over at the MCG.

The England team indicated the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and was to take time on the sidelines to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".

The concluding match of the tour at the SCG starts at the end of the week.

The visitors have already lost fast bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and Jofra Archer with an abdominal strain on the current trip.

A replacement bowler was brought into the squad as injury reinforcement.

Atkinson struggled early in the series, taking just a handful of scalps.

He was omitted of the third Test, before being recalled for the fourth Test in the playing XI.

Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, taking two wickets during the host's first knock, and scoring 28 runs while batting being one of only three English batsmen to reach double figures.

Following a brief spell late on the first day, he came back on Saturday morning and removed Scott Boland taken by the wicketkeeper.

However, at the end of that over, he bowled a variation to Travis Head and immediately felt at his leg.