Seamer Gus Atkinson Compounds the English team's Injury Problems.
'Serious blow' for the touring side as Atkinson leaves the field suffering a hamstring problem.
The pace bowler further complicated England's injury problems when he left the playing area early on day two in the Melbourne Test in the Ashes series.
The right-arm seamer felt a problem in his left leg after the final ball in his spell at the MCG.
Team management indicated the 27-year-old felt some "soreness" and would spend time away from the action to undergo evaluation "over the next few hours".
The concluding match in this Ashes battle in Sydney starts at the end of the week.
The English side has already lost fast bowlers Mark Wood with a knee problem and another paceman because of a side injury during this series.
Matthew Fisher was called up to provide backup.
The seamer had a tough time early in the series, taking just three wickets.
He was left out from the previous Test, then recalled for the Boxing Day match as Archer's replacement.
Surrey's Atkinson showed better form in Melbourne, taking two wickets during the host's first knock, before adding 28 while batting as one of just three teammates to get into double digits.
After bowling one over late on the first day, he returned on Saturday morning and dismissed the nightwatchman Scott Boland caught behind.
Yet, at the end of his spell, he sent down a variation to the batsman and immediately felt for his hamstring.
The English bowler returned to the side for the Boxing Day Test having missed of the third.
