Channel Nine cricket commentator Mark Nicholas has been taken to hospital from the MCG during the Boxing Day Test.
The 59-year-old fell ill with abdominal pains while in the commentary box this afternoon and was taken to hospital for testing.
9NEWS understands Nicholas is awake and communicating with the Channel 9 staff who accompanied him to the hospital.
“During a break today, Mark Nicholas had some abdominal pains," a Nine spokesperson said in a statement earlier today.
"He has gone to hospital for appropriate checks."
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