Steve Smith admits he's yet to rediscover the incredible form he showed last summer.
Smith was unstoppable against India in 2014-15, crafting a century in each Test.
Smith also captained Australia in three of the four Tests, filling in for Michael Clarke who underwent hamstring surgery.
The 26-year-old broke Don Bradman's record for most runs in a series between Australia and India, tallying 769 runs.
It was also the most runs by any batsman in a Test series of four or fewer matches.
Smith has since been appointed full-time skipper and posted his maiden double-ton.
But the gifted batsman, recently crowned ICC cricketer of the year, is still searching for the sort of touch he had a year ago.
"I actually felt extremely good within my game, and everything was just falling into place," Smith told ABC Radio.
"The Test series against India, I actually said to my partner and I said to Brad Haddin as well, 'I don't think they are going to get me out this summer'.
"I'm probably not feeling quite as good at the moment.
"But that's the game of cricket and you've still got to go out there and do a job."
Smith added he was "starting to get back there".
"Hopefully I can start feeling that way again, when you can start to feel untouchable in a way," he said.
Smith's unique technique has been analysed throughout his career.
The skipper puts a great deal of thought into his captaincy and batting but bizarrely can't remember how to hold a bat sometimes.
"I quite often, believe it or not, forget how to hold the bat," Smith revealed.
"In the Perth Test match this year, in the first innings just before I got out trying to hit one into Gloucester Park trots, I forgot how to hold the bat.
"I was putting the bat on the ground and picking it up.
"Normally it's in the nets when that happens, but it's happened once in the middle and hopefully it doesn't happen too many times."
Meanwhile, Smith noted Mark Taylor and Adam Goodes are some of the leaders he has looked to for advice.
"It's nice to hear different opinions from people within different sports who have also captained their respective sides," Smith said.
"You try to find your way to do it, I guess that's pretty big for me.
"It's about not changing the person that I am and doing things my way."
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