I have found cut shots (both off the front foot and back foot) to be the most difficult shots to play in this game. You have to be good with the timing as you can get bowled playing on to the stumps, can get an edge to keeper or get caught in the gully. Here's how you play these shots :-
1. Backfoot square cut (left + 'Triangle' - back foot button) - Play this shot to fast bowlers when they bowl really shot (bowl pitched near umpire's head or thereabouts) outside off. Also, your stance should be outside leg. The best pitch to play this shot is 'Hard' as it's tough to time the shot well on other pitches. It's tough to play the shot when your confidence is low but once the confidence is up, you should be able to play the shot. Key to the shot is timing. Press the button around the time when the ball hits the pitch. If the bowling speed is less, press just after the ball hits the pitch and if it's full speed, press the button around the same time as ball hits the pitch. Practice it in the nets to get an idea when to press the button and after that move on to matches to get a hang of the shot.
2. Late cut (left & up + 'X' - front foot button) - I only this shot to spinners when there are no slips in place. Timing is same as the previous shot. Play this shot to off spinners for right handers and offsinners, left hand chinamen bowlers for left handed batsmen. You will be able to steer the ball past the keeper, via vacant slip position for a boundary or at least a couple.
