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Gus Atkinson ruled out of final Ashes Test in Sydney

Cricbuzz Staff 
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Gus Atkinson sustained the injury on Day 2 of the MCG Test ©Getty

England fast bowler Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the Sydney Test after scans confirmed a left hamstring injury.

Atkinson sustained the injury during England's win in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, when he left the field on the second morning after bowling five overs on the trot. He didn't bowl or take the field again.

England have decided not to name a replacement for the fifth and final Test, which begins at the SCG on January 4.

This is the third major injury for England's pace-bowling attack. Mark Wood was ruled out after the Brisbane Test due to a knee injury while Jofra Archer pulled up with a left-side strain that ruled him out of the Ashes after the Adelaide Test.

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