Candice Warner on 'hurtful' how that prompted husband's walk-off

Warner spent two minutes off the field before returning to a glittering 157 for Randwick-Petersham against Western Suburbs.

According to spectators at the ground, some of the left-handers had to convince him to return to the wicket and after a short break in play, he resumed his innings.

Candice confirmed the comments from Jason Hughes, the brother of late Aussie batsman Phillip.

"I was not going into the details yesterday but David was taken aback by the comments, and thought they went a little bit too far, so he decided to remove himself from the game," she told Channel Nine's Sports Sunday.

"He left the field because he did not know where he was. It was hurtful, very hurtful. "

Warner is serving Steve Smith after Australia's unfortunate ball tampering fiasco in March. The incident was one of the final dominoes to fall in Australian cricket's push for a complete overhaul.

Panellist Peter FitzSimons grilled Ms Warner over the debacle, asking if her husband was "the last person who can complain about vicious sledging".

"Everyone has their own opinion but there is a difference between sledging and abuse," she said.

"I personally would have put (the sledge) into that category."

FitzSimons continued, asking if the incident would "temper" Warner's desire to go back to the baggy green next year.

"David is very pbadionate and he is an aggressive player, that's why he is one of the best players in his position, because he is aggressive, and I think he will be careful when he comes back, but he will not change his style of playing. "

Fellow panellist and Cricket Australia executive Mark Taylor admitted to having a previous relationship with Australian cricket.

The trainer Aussie skipper said he was concerned about the "mood around the game" and would rather not have situations escalate to the point where a player removes himself from the game.

"David and I have had disagreements about the way things have been handled, but sooner or later everyone in cricket has to get over it. We have to move on, "he said.

Taylor was probed over the result of Cricket Australia's internal cultural review and revealed some of the findings to be "confronting" to the public Aussie.

"I have seen the review. It will be hard-hitting and confronting for CA, and for anyone who loves the game of cricket. (There are) 41 recommendations in the review, I think. I will not go into that detail. "

The full review will be released at 1pm Monday (AEDT).