South Africa's team psychologist is helping concentrate the players' minds on the first Test against Australia, coach Mickey Arthur said on Tuesday.
The Test starts in Cape Town on Thursday, just four days after South Africa won the fifth one-day international with a world record 438 for nine, sparking nationwide euphoria.
"We had our psychologist in to help reiterate our team values and get the guys' feet back on the ground," Arthur told a news conference.
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"(Captain) Graeme (Smith) and I have clearly called for the preparation to start in earnest for the Test series, what happened on Sunday is now officially over.
"It's time to get our feet firmly back on the ground and concentrate on the Test series."
South Africa will renew hostilities with Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne in Cape Town.
Warne no longer plays one-day cricket and will lead Australia's attack in the absence of fast bowler Glenn McGrath who pulled out of the tour when his wife was rediagnosed with cancer.
Shortly after his arrival in South Africa, Warne labelled the side that lost the Test series 2-0 in Australia earlier this season as the "worst-performing South African team to come to Australia".
He also said Smith made "a fool of himself" in the media.
"We're not mentioning his (Warne's ) name or talking about him anymore," Arthur said. "I think he arrived here and wanted to be noticed and he certainly achieved that.
"He's made some big statements against Smithy since arriving in the country but that's probably just a comeback for what happened in Australia."
Arthur said the South Africans were confident they could cope with Warne's bowling.
"We had game plans in Australia and I thought the guys played him very well, so we'll just be reiterating those game plans in the build-up to the first Test.
"All the batsmen know how they played him Australia and they have confidence."
South Africa are hoping the fulcrum of their attack, paceman Shaun Pollock, recovers from the buttock spasm that kept him out of Sunday's one-dayer.
"'Polly' is champing at the bit," Arthur said. "He will train on Wednesday and then we'll have to see how things are on Thursday, but we're very hopeful."
