Mollygo
The ‘n’ word was already unacceptable when I was growing up and we did not use it.
Is it appropriate to punish someone severely for something they said 8-9 years ago? He has apologised profusely. He has had his misdemeanour publicised throughout the cricketing world and throughout Britain, and that will be remembered forever.
A short suspension and some activity of the sort mention by Callistemon seems more appropriate.
On the other hand, if I could publicise the names of and punish the teenagers who repeatedly called my daughters and their friends ‘white trash’, I’d certainly do so. Perhaps that makes me hypocritical.
When did they call your daughter names? Is there a time when it is OK to think a punishment is appropriate.
Why should the punishment get less over time, just because he's got away with it for 8 or 9 years should he be treated differently to one of his team mates who makes that remark today, even if they then apologise?