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Alex Lozowski guided a depleted Saracens side to a superb 13-28 triumph over Sale Sharks to move back to the top of the Aviva Premiership table.Lozowski kicked 13 points and tries from Marcelo Bosch, Matt Gallagher and Ben Spencer paved the way for victory at the AJ Bell Stadium.Josh Beaumont crossed for Sales only try, which had sent them ahead in the first half, but they could only muster another eight points from fly-half AJ MacGinitys boot.The last time Saracens visited Manchester they ended up 17-0 behind after just 16 minutes, but this time the champions came out on the front foot.Mark McCalls men were also helped by Sales indiscipline and an infringement allowed Lozowski to kick over an early penalty.Since joining from Wasps in the summer, the fly-half has been hugely impressive and the England squad member showed another element to his repertoire, superbly chipping in behind the defence and recollecting.With the hosts rearguard in disarray Saracens should have scored, but the ball was knocked on and the Sharks managed to survive.That profligacy was the confidence boost Steve Diamonds side needed and 10 minutes later they made their first significant incursion into opposition territory.MacGinty made the break, handing off Lozowski and sprinting 30 metres, and although he was halted into touch by Paolo Odogwu, the pressure continued to mount and Sale eventually touched down via Beaumonts close-range effort.Saracens responded and put together an excellent attack of their own which eventually resulted in Bosch going over. It started on halfway as the Londoners showed outstanding patience to keep hold of possession and go through the phases. The ubiquitous Schalk Burger was heavily involved throughout, carrying and off-loading several times during the move, before Schalk Brits supplied the scoring pass to the Argentine centre.The visiting pivot converted and also added a penalty on the stroke of half-time as Saracens went into the break 13-7 ahead.That buffer soon increased in the second period as the Sharks effectively gifted the visitors a try. A botched lineout landed in the grateful arms of Brits and the hooker scampered clear. It still had to be finished but, with most of the hosts backline committed up field, simple hands by Lozowski and Brad Barritt sent Gallagher across the whitewash.The respective kickers then traded three-pointers before Halani Aulika was yellow carded for Sale after stupidly aiming a punch at Jim Hamilton.To their credit, the Manchester outfit handled the sin-bin period well and even reduced the arrears via the boot of MacGinty.They were handed a further boost when Michael Rhodes was sin-binned for a high tackle, but they could not take advantage and Saracens completed the win with seven minutes remaining.Once again, Lozowski was the catalyst after he brilliantly weaved his way past several defenders and off-loaded to Spencer. The scrum-half had plenty to do but he finished with aplomb, displaying searing pace to score. Patrick Onwuasor Jersey . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. 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The Silver Ferns showed plenty of guts but finished without any glory, edged 49-45 on Thursday by Australia in the fourth and final Constellation Cup Test in Invercargill.The Diamonds were already assured of retaining the trophy for the sixth time in seven years, after winning the first and third Tests by 12-goal margins.But the Kiwis rediscovered some of the fighting spirit which won them the second Test 53-51, closing to within two with a late turnover and less than a minute remaining.They couldnt maintain the run to the final whistle, leaving coach Janine Southby regretting lost chances.I felt we had opportunities, and we could have actually taken it.Unfortunately, we just didnt have the connections on attack and the confidence to let the ball go forward at times, and that really hurt us.After bossing the midcourt in their 62-50 third Test win, the Australians were forced to work much harder at Stadium Southland.Retiring Diamonds captain Clare McMeniman, who partnered goal keeper Sharni Layton in the Australian circle, said the relatively low-scoring match was testament to strong defence from both teams.It was a very defensive game at both ends of the court and there were passages where the ball was coming up and back with no goals scored, she said.The defensive pressure the Silver Ferns put on tonight was pretty phenomenal. They were having a fly at the ball, confusing space, and they were doing a great job.But for much of the first quarter, it looked as though the Diamonds were going to pick up where they left off in Auckland.Sharni Layton and Clare McMeniman shut down the circle, and pressure outside from Gabi Simpson and Kim Ravailllion forced a disjointed feed into Silver Ferns shooters Bailey Mes and Te Paea Selby-Rickit.ddddddddddddThe Kiwis battled to stay in touch as Caitlin Bassett and Gretel Tippett shot 100 per cent to give the Australians a 13-9 lead after 15 minutes.A much tighter Silver Ferns through-court defence slowed down the Diamonds quick feed into the towering Bassett in the second quarter, with goal keeper Anna Harrison proving particularly effective in generating turnover ball with a series of deflections.Centre Shannon Francois and wing defence Laura Langman ramped up the defensive pressure on the circle edge, but the Australians proved patient in resetting their attack and opened out to a six-goal lead.However, the introduction of Maria Tutaia for Selby-Rickit kickstarted something of a renaissance for the Kiwis, who reduced the Australian lead to 22-19 at halftime.Tutaia, still finding form and fitness after a two-month injury break, shot eight from 10 for the spell, her trademark long bomb proving remarkably effective after such a long break.The Diamonds also made a switch at goal attack midway through the second quarter, but Natalie Medhurst proved ineffective, and Gretel Tippett returned for the third spell.Bassett again shouldered the bulk of the shooting duties, sinking 13 from 13 as the Australians took the spell 14-13 to lead 36-32 at the three-quarter mark.The Kiwis shared the final quarter 13-13 with the Diamonds, scrapping all the way to the final whistle but unable to generate the crucial final turnover. 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