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Manchester Thunder won the battle of the 100 per cent records with a 57-48 victory at Hertfordshire Mavericks in the Vitality Superleague. Dan Ryans team recovered from a slow start, which saw them seven goals down at one stage, to secure victory and the three points that takes them clear at the top of the table.Next up for the Thunder are Surrey Storm - the defending champions travel to the Manchester Thunderdome on Monday for a game you can see live on Sky Sports - and they will be a wounded animal having been beaten by just one point against Loughborough Lightning on Saturday. Both teams came into the match having won their opening four matches, but it is Thunder who will have the chance to emulate last seasons perfect regular season record after a hard-fought encounter at the Hertfordshire Sports Village. Copper Box to host final London will host Superleague showpiece A dominant Mavericks team bossed the first half, but the introduction of Natalie Haythornthwaite to goal attack and the switch of Helen Housby to goal shooter made all the difference as a dogged Thunder fought their way back into the game and edged in front.Captain Sara Bayman admitted it was hard work but said the teams belief was the reason they could recover from a sluggish startThey started well but we made unforced errors in that first quarter, she said.The most pleasing thing is that we never deviated from the game plan, we continued to try and do what we set out to do but to do it better. Superleague Grand Final tickets Be there with Sky Tickets No-one believed we were going to lose it, there was still a composure about us and we were willing to put in three good quarters to make sure we did. Our response was too strong for what they had out there and knew we would not lay down down and die.New Zealand wing attack Liana Leota was a constant menace but it was the combination play between Haythornthwaite and Housby that eventually saw the Thunder home for a nine-goal victory.Surrey Storm are also the next opposition for Mavericks when they return to action at Netball London Live at the Copper Box Arena and tickets are still available.You can see if the Thunder maintain their 100 per cent record when they take Surrey Storm on Monday night, live on Sky Sports 3. Also See: Vitality Superleague fixtures Table Live on Sky Sportswomen Nike Vapormax Miehet . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. Vapormax Flyknit 2 Suomi . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. http://www.vapormaxsuomi.com/vapormax-flyknit-2-ale.html . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. Vapormax Plus Ale . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Vapormax Flyknit 3 Suomi .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. Opening batsman Martin Guptill has been left out of New Zealands squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan. Uncapped Auckland batsman Jeet Raval and allrounder Colin de Grandhomme have been picked, while allrounder Todd Astle, who played his only Test in November 2012, has been recalled.Raval, who was in the squad for New Zealands Test tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa earlier this year, is set to take Guptills place at the top of the order. The 28-year-old left-handed batsman averaged 55.71 in last seasons Plunket Shield and in three matches this season has scored 244 runs at an average of 40.66.Guptills form in Tests this year has been a worry for the side. In nine matches, the batsman scored 393 runs at an average of 24.56 with two fifties, struggling for runs in the home series against Australia and on the tours of South Africa and India. Four other players who were part of the India tour - Doug Bracewell, Jeetan Patel, Luke Ronchi and Ish Sodhi - missed out. Among the excluded players who toured India, Ronchi had the best performance, ending as the highest run-getter for New Zealand with 200 runs in six Test innings. Patel and Sodhi picked up six and three wickets respectively, while Bracewell did not get a game.Jeet has been in the picture for a while now and he benefitted from spending time in the environment during the tour of Africa, New Zealand selector Gavin Larsen said. His form in recent seasons has been excellent and the opportunity for Jeet to begin his international career in familiar conditions will be important.Luke, Martin, Doug miss out this series, but we know that they and the others who miss out will continue to work hard on their game and get the chance to continue staking a claim in the domestic competition.Astle and de Grandhomme were rewarded for their consistent performances in domestic cricket, with Astles legspin set to cover for the absence of allrounder Mitchell Santner, who fractured his wrist recently. Astle is the only specialist spinner in the squad.Astle has taken 116 wickets in the last three Plunket Shield seasons, aand 14 in this edition of the tournament.ddddddddddddHe has also contributed with the bat for Canterbury, scoring 267 runs, including a career-best 195 against Northern Districts in the first round.De Grandhomme, who has played an ODI and four T20Is for New Zealand, has been picked as an all-round option. He has scored 216 runs in three Plunket Shield matches so far, including one century, and has taken five wickets for Auckland as a seamer. The century, an unbeaten 144, came in tight two-wicket win against Otago, in a run chase of 373.Todds been incredibly consistent at the domestic level, having been one of the top four wicket-takers in the Plunket Shield for the past threes seasons, Larsen said. His bowling has continued to improve and hes also shown impressive form with the bat, so Todd provides a similar skill set to Mitchell Santner in his absence.Since Colin returned from injury last season, hes made a number of key contributions with bat and ball. Hes made an impressive start to the current Plunket Shield season and he provides us with another strong allrounder option.Six players were not considered due to injury: Santner, Mark Craig, Adam Milne, Mitchell McClenaghan, Colin Munro and George Worker. Corey Anderson, too, was not considered, as he continues to work on building up his bowling workload, after recovering from a back injury. Anderson had been picked as a specialist batsman in the ODI series against India, but bowled four overs in the fifth match.The first Test will be played in Christchurch from November 17, while the second Test starts from November 25. Astle and de Grandhomme have been withdrawn from the New Zealand A squad for the tour match against the Pakistanis, with Kyle Jamieson and Luke Woodcock taking their place.New Zealand squad Kane Williamson (capt), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Jimmy Neesham, Jeet Raval, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling ' ' '