Will Ricky Ponting be the same batsman?

Since the time McGrath & Warne retired, not only has the aura around Aussie cricket team diminished but also there is one more casualty that has not been noticed much and that is - Ricky Ponting's batting form. He has averaged way below his career average since Ashes 07 and he averaged way more than his career average in years 2005 & 2006.
This is true that Aus has mostly played against India since then and Ponting averages poorly against Indians. Still the dip is significant (avg 45 as compared to nearly 60 earlier).
The difference could be due to team situation and additional pressure of ensuring higher totals in the absence of Mcgrath and Warne. He knows he does not have the bowling attack to get opposition out cheaply and thus takes less risk. Moreover with the retirement of Gilchrist and Langer, his team depends far more on him than ever before and he cannot score as freely as he used to. I believe once Matt hayden calls it a day, their would be further slump in Ponting's batting form. Aus is slated to play 14 tests over next 8-9 months and they will give us good picture of how he shapes up now.
Till some time back, it was taken for granted that Ponting would end up with most batting records when Tendulkar retires. He may still end up with some of them though those will be pretty hard to get on current form and if Tendulkar gets selective in playing matches and focuses on test cricket only, even those may become further difiicult.