The defeat in the final league match against Sri Lanka will not derail Australia's campaign in the tri-series finals and captain Ricky Ponting claimed the hosts were geared up to face India in the title clashes.
"We are focussed on Sunday's game. If we had won today, there would have been more momentum in our favour. But we would be sharp and switched on for Sunday," he said.
The Aussie captain hailed retiring wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist for his hurricane innings which, at one point, seemed to take Australia to an easy victory.
"There was a little bit on the surface. While chasing runs, you cannot afford to lose wickets. But Gilly played really well. He struck the ball beautifully and it is good for him to be in great form going into the finals," he said.
"220 was a challenging target. Sri Lanka bowled well and took their chances," he said.
Ponting said calling the coin correctly would assume importance in the finals against Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team.
The additional few days could also prove to be an advantage for the Indians as they would get more time for practice, he felt.
Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene said his side would learn from the mistakes which dented their chances of reaching the best-of-three finals.
Despite the 13-run victory on Friday, their lacklustre performances earlier in the campaign had ensured Sri Lanka were already out of the race for the finals.
Jayawardene said his team did not make the best use of their chances which was the reason behind their failures.
"We had our opportunities. We did not take those opportunities and could not make the finals. We can learn from this tournament and should not leave anything till the end," he said.
The Lankan skipper lauded his bowlers who turned the match around for the team.
"The bowlers did well. (Nuwan) Kulasekara, Murali and the part-timers bowled well.
"The wicket was slow and we knew if we take wickets, we can ask some questions," he said.
Man of the match Gilchrist was disappointed that his blistering knock of 83, consisting of 12 fours and two sixes, went in vain.
"It's a bit frustrating (to lose after being 107 for 1). I should have seen it through.
"The wicket caused problems all summer. But we have to live with a loss," he said, adding "we should be sharp in the next few games."
The Lankan veteran duo of Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah Muralitharan, on their last tour of Australia, were a little disappointed despite their team's victory.
"Overall in the series we did not bat well. Today (Tillakaratne) Dilshan responded well. The bowlers and fielders backed up well," Jayasuriya said.
Muralitharan regretted he was finishing without a great record in Australia.
"That's because I played only five Tests here. But the disappointment will be there," he said.
