 Mark Benson in discussions with Australia's Ricky Ponting in Adelaide
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The International Cricket Council says it needs to find out more about umpire Mark Benson's sudden withdrawal during a Test match in Australia.
The ICC's Dave Richardson told BBC Sport: "We need to allow Mark some time to make a statement explaining why he felt it necessary to go home."
Englishman Benson, 51, left the Adelaide match after the first day.
But Richardson refuted suggestions the umpire was unduly concerned about the new umpire review system in Tests.
He said it was more likely Benson's poor health was a factor. Three years ago the former Kent pro suffered heart palpitations during a Test in Durban, while high blood pressure and stomach problems forced him out of the first four matches of Australia's one-day series in India at the end of October.
The fifth and the final day of the Adelaide Test featuring Australia and West Indies begins on Tuesday, by which time Benson will be on the other side of the world.
Richardson said: "He is flying back to England, and we need to find out exactly what his position is and to find out what his plans are.
"Speaking to the match referee who is in Adelaide, there is no truth in the suggestion that the decision review system - or anything that happened in relation to it - has led to Mark packing his bags and leaving.
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"What we can say is that health is part of it, the pressure that umpires are under - with or without the review system - is also part of it, but to say anything more at this stage would be unfair to Mark."
The review system, which allows players to challenge decisions made by on-field umpires - forcing them to defer the decision to a colleague looking at video evidence - is not bedding in well.
Benson twice ruled West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul not out on the first day of the match following appeals for caught behind by Australia.
Pakistan's Asad Rauf, who was adjudicating as television umpire, upheld Benson's first ruling, much to the displeasure of the bowler Doug Bollinger and Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
However, Benson's second decision was over-ruled despite there being no clear evidence of contact with the bat from the 'Hot Spot' technology employed in the decision-review process.
Richardson defended the system, saying: "Trials were categorical in telling us that whereas before we got 92% to 93% of decision correct by using the new system we got 97% to 98% correct.
"What we tried to make sure when we rolled it out in this series was that there were always going to be times when the technology does not help."
England's high-profile four-Test series in South Africa, from 16 December, will also feature the new review system.
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