Paceman Atkinson Compounds England's Fitness Problems.
'Serious blow' for the touring side as Atkinson is forced off with a hamstring injury.
The English seamer added to England's injury problems after leaving the ground early on day two in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
The pace bowler pulled up with his left leg post-delivery in his spell during the morning session.
Team management reported the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and would spend time off the field in order to be assessed "during the day".
The concluding match of the tour beginning on 4 January begins at the end of the week.
The English side has previously lost strike bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and Jofra Archer because of a side injury on this Ashes tour.
Matthew Fisher was brought into the squad as cover for Wood.
His form was underwhelming in the opening two Tests, taking just a handful of scalps.
He was left out of the third Test, only to be brought back for the fourth Test to fill the void.
Atkinson performed better in the fourth Test, bagging two scalps in Australia's first innings, before adding 28 as a batsman as one of just three England players to get into double digits.
Following a brief spell in Australia's second innings, he resumed for the second day's play and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
Unfortunately, on the final ball of the fifth over, he sent down a change of pace to the batsman and promptly felt at his leg.
The English bowler was recalled for the fourth Ashes Test having missed the previous Test.
