In the light of the heavy defeats suffered by both teams in their previous games a goalless encounter was always on the cards.
Following their impressive early season unbeaten run, which took them into the top ten, Birmingham have gone off the boil and have now failed to win any of their last seven games.
The only consolation for Birmingham was that they managed to keep a blank goalsheet for the first time in nine games.
Surprisingly they failed to dominate a struggling Hull side who went into the game having lost seven of their previous eight games and there was little conviction about their play.
Hull were assisted by Birmingham's lack of firepower, which was surprising against a side seemingly doomed for relegation.
An inconsistent James McFadden was only just off the mark for Birmingham with a long-range effort, but Hull were able to hold their own without showing any goal potential.
Their best opportunity of creating an upset occurred when George Boateng produced a fast, low cross which was just missed by Kevin Kilbane.
Matt Duke, who took over from Boaz Myhill following the mauling against Burnley, justified his inclusion when he produced a fine diving save from Lee Bowyer.
Not to be outdone Joe Hart, who is expected to be in England's World Cup squad, marked his return to Birmingham's side following the 5-1 defeat at Manchester City, made a reflex save to keep out a header from Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Jimmy Bullard attempted to lift Hull in the second period but the match still struggled to come to life.
It was significant that Birmingham sent on Phillips in the hope the veteran striker could produce one of his goalscoring performances.
Birmingham boss, Alex McLeish, then took off Keith Fahey and replaced him with Seb Larsson in an attempt to give his side a better attacking formation.
But it was to no avail as the game drifted to its ultimate stalemate to the frustration of the fans despite a last minute stinging shot from Hull's Craig Fagan.
Source: DSG
