Last week the cross-party group warned the ECB it could face a limit on the public funding it receives. Patel will also join the hearing, alongside the chairs of Middlesex, Hampshire and Glamorgan, the committee said.

Patel can also expect questions on the continued role of the Colin Graves Trust at Yorkshire, after Hutton told MPs in November that its trustees had blocked his attempt to remove former chief executive Mark Arthur and former director of cricket Martyn Moxon from the board.

Since November, Yorkshire has undergone rapid change, with Darren Gough, announced as Moxon’s replacement as managing director of cricket, initially on an interim basis. Patel says “more announcements will be made over the coming weeks” and replacing Gale, the head coach singled out by Rafiq as one of his main abusers, is the top priority.

High salaries for Younis, 44, who left his role as Pakistan’s batting coach last June, and Donald, 55, who was appointed as the head coach of the South Africa-based Knights franchise in 2020, would be a surprise, given the club’s current fight to lure sponsors back.