Glenn Maxwell insists he's not out of form, just out of runs, declaring he's never felt better with bat in hand as Australia approach the pointy end of their sixth World Cup title tilt.
With the reigning champions' top-order dominance largely consigning him to late-innings cameos, Maxwell has faced just 75 balls but spanked 143 runs at a tournament-leading strike-rate of 190.66.
The right-hander has admittedly passed up opportunities against West Indies, Pakistan and then New Zealand on Saturday to put together a more substantial innings, but he says he isn't stressing about not yet putting together a big score.
"I feel like I haven't hit the ball better in my career, I just haven't got runs," the right-hander, whose highest score is the unbeaten 46 he hit against Sri Lanka, told reporters in Manchester ahead of Australia's final group game against South Africa on Saturday.
"It's nice to be relaxed when I go out in the middle. Runs just haven't come the way I would have liked, but I don't think they're far away.
"If I was out of form and out of runs, I think I'd be a little more nervous.
"It's about not over-complicating it and not reinventing the wheel at training. I've stuck to the way I've gone about my training … and making sure you're not clouding your head even further."
The 30-year-old admits his calm outlook on his own performance has been something he's had to develop over time.
Maxwell spent time out of the ODI team in the years after his successful 324-run 2015 World Cup campaign, but believes he's benefited from earning the faith of selectors in the lead-in to this edition of the tournament.
"It is a bit of maturity and growth and trust in my preparation. I think I would have been searching for something a couple of years ago, whereas now when I go out to bat I have been doing the right things and training the right way," said Maxwell.
"To trust going in without a lot of runs behind you does take a few years to learn from that and grow from that.
"You might not get the time out in the middle like the top order does.
"But when you go get out there you've got to make the most of it. To have the faith the selectors have had in me to be here and be the sole spinning allrounder in the squad is nice."
While a hayfever-induced sneezing fit at training on Wednesday masked it, Maxwell may be in fact the most familiar of all the Australians with the western foothills of the Pennines.
He spurned the lure of a lucrative Indian Premier League stint earlier this year to instead play for Lancashire, the county side that owns Old Trafford.
"What a place Manchester is," said Maxwell. "Having that month here, getting used to conditions, getting my technique right for these conditions has been a great benefit for me.
"I'm hoping to cash in at the right time of the tournament."Australia, having already guaranteed themselves top-four berth, can sew up top spot by defeating the Proteas and ensure they play their semi-final at the same venue.
Maxwell conceded staying in Manchester would be a major mental (and logistical) boost for the Aussies, having earlier in the tournament travelled 700 kilometres and played four games in a gruelling nine-day stretch.
"I would love to stay here. The incentive to finish top would be great," said Maxwell. "To get as much time as you can in one place, you don't have to pack your bags again.
"It feels like we did a lot of that early on in the tournament. We had four games in nine days at one stage where it was pack, unpack, pack, unpack - repeatedly.
"To not have that at this end of the tournament would be nice."