England suffer injury blow with Gus Atkinson ruled out of final Ashes Test in Sydney

Brendon McCullum wants England to prove they do not possess a “glass jaw” (Robbie Stephenson/PA) - (PA Wire)

England have suffered a major setback in their bid to win the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney after Gus Atkinson was ruled out injured.

The Surrey seamer’s absence makes it three bowlers down for the tourists, joining Jofra Archer and Mark Wood on the sidelines, with the 27-year-old pulling up during the crushing two-day win for Ben Stokes’s side in Melbourne.