ESS has announced that former England captain and opening batsman Michael Atherton will be the special guest on Harsha Online - the interactive one-hour programme presented by Harsha Bhogle. The show airs on Wednesday 4 September at 6.30 pm on Star Sports.

In the course of his test career, Atherton scored 7,728 runs at an average of 37.69 with 16 centuries since his debut against Australia at Nottingham in 1989. He scored 1,791 runs in the shorter version of the game at an average of 35.11 with the help of two centuries. Atherton last played for England in the fifth test match against Australia at The Oval in 2001. Three years earlier he was dropped from their one-day squad after playing against Sri Lanka at Lord's.

Fans can also dial 9628-400-400 or e-mail at harshaonline@espnstar.co.in to get up close and personal with Atherton.