<p class="title">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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Smith has been England's tormentor-in-chief in the ongoing Ashes series, which Australia have retained after winning the fourth Test in Manchester on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Smith is having a fairytale Ashes series, already accumulating 671 runs, including a double century at a staggering average of 134.20.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But that didn't stop Harmison from taking a dig at the former Australia skipper, who said Smith can never be forgiven for his ball-tampering act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't think you can forgive him," Harmison was quoted as saying by London-based sports radio station 'talkSPORT'.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"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. Whatever Steve Smith does, he'll always be remembered for what happened in South Africa," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Harmison, who represented England in 63 Tests including all five games during the 2005 epic Ashes series, said Smith and his partners-in-crime David Warner and Cameron Bancroft will have to live with "cheat" tag all their lives.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I can't see anybody's opinion changing on Smith, Bancroft, or Warner. Because of what they've done, they've tarnished the game," he said. </p>
<p class="title">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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Smith has been England's tormentor-in-chief in the ongoing Ashes series, which Australia have retained after winning the fourth Test in Manchester on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Smith is having a fairytale Ashes series, already accumulating 671 runs, including a double century at a staggering average of 134.20.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But that didn't stop Harmison from taking a dig at the former Australia skipper, who said Smith can never be forgiven for his ball-tampering act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't think you can forgive him," Harmison was quoted as saying by London-based sports radio station 'talkSPORT'.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"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. Whatever Steve Smith does, he'll always be remembered for what happened in South Africa," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Harmison, who represented England in 63 Tests including all five games during the 2005 epic Ashes series, said Smith and his partners-in-crime David Warner and Cameron Bancroft will have to live with "cheat" tag all their lives.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I can't see anybody's opinion changing on Smith, Bancroft, or Warner. Because of what they've done, they've tarnished the game," he said. </p>