Editing Michael Atherton (section)

==Post-playing career==
[[File:Athers3.JPG|thumb|Atherton conducting interviews for Sky Sports during the [[2006–07 Ashes series]]]]
Since his retirement from the game, Atherton has carved out a successful career in the media. He was a journalist for ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'' and succeeded [[Christopher Martin-Jenkins]] as ''[[The Times]]'' cricket correspondent on 1 May 2008.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/317041.html Atherton moves to The Times], Cricinfo.com</ref>

Between 2002 and 2005, he was a member of the [[Channel 4]] commentary team for the coverage of Test cricket in England. During this period he also worked as a commentator for [[BBC Radio]] and [[Talksport]] on Test matches outside England. Atherton joined the [[Sky Sports]] commentary team in 2005, after they won the rights to live Test cricket in England, joining long-time England teammate [[Nasser Hussain]], their former England coach [[David Lloyd (cricketer)|David "Bumble" Lloyd]] and former England captain [[David Gower]]. He commentates on all forms of the game, home and abroad, as well as covering some domestic matches. He often performs as the post-match master of ceremonies for internationals in England, presenting awards and interviewing players.

In 2002 he produced his autobiography: ''Opening Up''. He has also written ''Gambling: A Story of Triumph and Disaster'', published in 2006.

In March 2010, he won [[Sports journalism|Sports Journalist of the Year]], at the [[British Press Awards]]. The judges announced this was "a unanimous choice", praised the former England cricket captain for "tackling subjects way beyond cricket" and said "the brilliance of his writing shines."<ref>{{cite news |title=Former England opener still No 1 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0504046044/TTDA?u=mclib&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=b7ad4e5a |access-date=28 June 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |via=The Times Digital Archive |issue=69904 |date=25 March 2010 |pages=85 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was named the Sports Writer of the Year by the [[Sports Journalists' Association]] in 2009 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past winners of the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards |url=https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/sja-journalism-awards/past-winners-of-the-sja-journalism-awards/ |website=Sports Journalists' Association |access-date=28 June 2024}}</ref>

He was one of the commentators in [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]. He has gained fame for his no nonsense but dryly humorous views on cricket.{{cn|date=August 2020}}