how do u nip the ball

Bang the ball hard into the wicket.

Try dragging your fingers down the side of the ball the way you want it to move. Left for leg and right for off.

 When bowling to a right hander, put it on a good length, and make it move away (to the right).

benkola im sure you have that the wrong way round, it moves left away from the right hander

Make sure you use your height as well, that helps you release the ball from a greater trajectory, thus getting more bounce, more seam movement.

RightHandBat is right! That's why McGrath does generate more seam movement than most. I even saw him extract some lateral movement in this current WC on some lifeless pitch!

Originally posted by Pietersen Fan benkola im sure you have that the wrong way round, it moves left away from the right hander

sorry mr perfect 

I'm generally an offie, but there are times, when I bowl medium pace, when needed.  And my pace is gentle medium.

So, if I try to bowl the classic way of off cutters, like Kerm indicated, it brings down my pace, even further.

So, I tried something else, and it worked.

I use the seam a bit.  I have the seam pointed at fine leg (like for an inswinger), and hold the ball on the seam, almost on the tip of my fingers, but the fingers remain very firm, with a good grip on the ball.

When I deliver the ball, usually with a quicker shoulder action,  I drag my two fingers back, along the seam, (which is pointing to fine leg).

I also use it as a quicker one, when I bowl off spin.

Hope that helps.

acctually on artifitial grass (astro turf) i seam it more than some of our spin bowlers + bounce and speed. althought i was using a ball with a very nice seam.