England pace bowler Atkinson suffers concussion

England pace bowler Atkinson suffers concussionImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gus Atkinson missed much of last summer through injury and was ruled out of the fifth Ashes Test with a hamstring problemByStephan ShemiltCricket CorrespondentPublished13 minutes agoGus Atkinson added to concerns over England's pace bowling by suffering a concussion during Surrey's County Championship match against Nottinghamshire.In the week England could name their squad for the first Test against New Zealand, Atkinson was twice struck on the head by international team-mate Josh Tongue.Batting in Surrey's first innings at Trent Bridge, Atkinson was hit in successive Tongue overs - with the second blow particularly nasty.The 28-year-old was assessed on both occasions and batted on. He eventually called for more treatment and retired on 27, replaced in the match by Reece Topley.Atkinson's injury came on the same day as England team-mate Ollie Pope did not appear to bat for Surrey until number 10 because of a hand injury.England, who are set to confirm Australian Marcus North as their new national selector, will soon name a squad for the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's that begins on 4 June.While much speculation has centred on which players could come into the batting line-up, England's pace-bowling department is looking depleted.Atkinson and Tongue appeared to be the most likely specialist seamers to be in the squad, along with two or three others.Jofra Archer might not be ready to play Test cricket following his spell at the Indian Premier League and Brydon Carse has a broken wrist. There is no timetable for Mark Wood's return from a knee injury and Chris Woakes retired from international cricket last year.Atkinson's Surrey team-mate Matthew Fisher was called into the Ashes squad but another Surrey bowler, Tom Lawes, has missed two Championship matches through injury.England could end Ollie Robinson's international exile or...