“I feel like I haven’t hit the ball better in my career, I just haven’t got runs,” Maxwell told reporters, ahead of Australia’s final league fixture against South Africa.

“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.”

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The right-hander currently boasts the best strike-rate by a batsman across all teams in the ongoing tournament – 190.67 – a measure of his increased ability to bat with a clear head down the order.

“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,” Maxwell said as he reflected on his approach.

“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.”