That's where I am now actually. In the waiting room. Trying to put into words exactly how I feel about Channel Seven.

At best, they're spoilt little brats who have grown tired of, well, the cat they got given for Christmas.

And now they want to get rid of it. Talk about a dog act.

It makes you wonder whether they ever even liked cricket. Or just wanted to have what the Joneses had over at Channel Nine.

So here we are. A cracking Test series less than two weeks away. Starting at the beautiful Adelaide Oval. Australia against India. No.1 in the world against No.3.

As the Geordies would say, purely belter.

And yet. And yet all Channel Seven can do is bitch and moan. It's whingeing of proportions even the Poms would be ashamed of.

You almost wish Nine were back covering it. With Mark Nicholas bleating, "Maximum!" constantly. And the incessant stream of blokey banter you'd become annoyingly used to.

It seems Seven are having a near fatal case of buyer's regret having gone in with Fox Sports to cover the cricket back in 2018.

Together the two paid $1.2 billion for six years of coverage. Some coin to part with when you're clearly not cricket fans.

And they've only got themselves to blame. Because it seems they're not big on research.

Apparently they're surprised to find out the world revolves around the BCCI, who anyone who has ever picked up a cricket bat knows run world cricket.

It's no coincidence the letters ICC - who allegedly are the actual runners of world cricket - can be found in the name of the Indian board.

If India says jump, you don't only say, "How high?", but "Would you like fries with that?" as well.

So when India said they wanted the one-dayers and the Twenty20s played at the start of this unprecedented summer, Cricket Australia naturally said, "Yes Sir!" Then clicked their heels together, spun 180 degrees and marched off at double time to make it happen. And then polish their shoes.

And poor old Channel Seven were left complaining that they're losing out now because the Tests don't start until December 18.

You see, Seven didn't have the foresight to also buy the rights to the ODIs and T20s. Instead, they left that to Fox.

And what fun the people at Fox are having. It hasn't taken them long to fall in love with the summer of cricket.

They basically went out and bought Channel Ten's old Big Bash League set. Their commentators. And their presenters.

When something works. Buy it.

And in turn it's worked for the Aussie public. Record ratings have already fallen into Fox's laps from the three ODIs.

Given the popularity of T20s, you could only imagine even better ratings on the way in the next three games.

So on the whingeing from Channel Seven goes.

As one of the lucky ones who can: a) afford Fox and b) tax deduct it because I "need it" to perform my job, who do you think I'll be tuning into come December 18? When they pull out the pink ball in Adelaide?

Well OK, that was a trick question. I'll be sitting in the Members enjoying a cold one or two.

But who will I be watching come Boxing Day when they resume hostilities at the MCG for the second Test?

Damn straight it will be Fox. Channel Seven have Buckley's of attracting these precious peepers. And I encourage everyone else to do the same.

You don't want to go rewarding bad behaviour. That's how spoilt brats get made in the first place.