London: Former England pacer Steve Harmison feels Australia's batting mainstay Steve Smith will always be remembered as a "cheat" for the infamous Cape Town ball-tampering scandal, irrespective of his incredible feats.

Smith has been England's tormentor-in-chief in the ongoing Ashes series, which Australia have already retained after winning the fourth Test in Manchester. "I don't think you can forgive him," Harmison was quoted as saying by 'talkSPORT'. "When you're known as a cheat — and he is, I'm not going to sugar-coat it, the three guys cheated — that's on your CV. You're marked and you take it to your grave."